I want work life imbalance. I want less work and more life.
this post was submitted on 05 Apr 2025
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If you think you're winning because you're a corporate slave in capitalism then actually you're losing at life.
Exactly the sort of vapid self destructive Corpo-Cap shittery you'd expect out of the LinkedIn cofounder. He's probably like that all the time.
Win what?
Win the expectation to do more work without proper compensation, in my experience.
this belongs in linkedin lunatics
Dude wants to win at work. I win at life.
He doesn't understand the difference.
In the context of start-ups. Where workers presumably are also rewarded with stock options or similar. Takes a certain mentality and a definition of "winning" that I don't share, which is why I don't and wouldn't work at a start-up. And besides, the message is chiefly directed at founders. I don't find it -that- controversial.
"Visionary"
As LinkedIn begs for attention most days.
That gave me the greatest laught yesterday.
It was so expected but still funny
These narcissist CEOs cannot grasp the idea that "life" is employees working for themselves and pursuing their own interests instead of working for others.
What kind of commitment does Reid Hoffman have towards seeing his employees win?
What kind of profit sharing do LinkedIn employees enjoy? What's the salary / compensation disperancy look like between the average employee and the C-Suite executives? What's the medical insurance and parental leave packages look like? What about education reimbursement?
Seriously, who is "winning" in Reid Hoffman's ideal scenario?
"Hail corporate!"
Says the man who has a maid, a butler, a staff waiting with a coffee and strudel for him at work. Every conference call is set up and waiting on him to start. Everyone is lined up to lick his boots at all time, to ensure the person who's time is "the most valuable" never has to spend an extra second listening to anyone or anything they don't want to. Give me a break.
Kings deserve the Guillotine!
Reid Hoffman can wake up at 4:30am and begin the important work of eating my entire arsehole.
I wouldn't give him the privilege of the entirety. He can just lap at the crusty bits.
I want to live in a place where life isn’t a game with winner or losers, but a fun experience to share with those you love.
You have been banned from /r/capitalism
I mean that's fine for the guy or gal trying to start up their own business, which is what his talk was about, in the class he was addressing.
This should not apply to the workers though which is what way to many of business owners seem to forget once they start touring s profit and hiring people.
What they forget is that other people aren't going to be as comitted to their business as they themselves are. They're not going to care as much for the simple fact, that if the business takes off, they're not going to earn any of the profits. Why would I work 50 hour weeks like the founder, if I don't stand to actually reap the benefits?
not to mention a lot of US companies have "bonuses" to encourage you, but haven't the foresight to think that an unmet bonus - usually out of the person's hands, at least in my experience - is just a pay cut, and pay cuts are the worst thing you can do for morale and productivity.
I am not committed to winning
There are many ways to win in life. LinkedIn isn't one of them.
Does "winning" mean you ignore family, friends, and self-care to further enrich giant corporations...? Cuz if so, I suggest this dude jump up his own asshole.
He (and the exploitive class he is part of) want you to neglect your personal life and be productive so they can do the opposite.
The quotes are specifically about early stage startup founders, not employees of huge established startups corporations.
If anything, Linkedin itself is a redflag just from their psychopathic micromanagers lost in their own world thinking everyone owes them something.
I live for me, not for a business.
When I'm old and dying I'll never say "I wish I worked more"
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Fuck this guy and anyone who thinks like him
Ah yes, slave away for decades to make the company's executives/owners richer, sacrificing watching your kids grow up, sacrificing your relationship with your spouse, family, and friends.
Giving up time for hobbies and community service so that I can get a raise that barely keeps up with inflation, a pizza party twice a year, shitty coffee that the employees have to make, in a pot that the employees have to clean, and eventually a parking space that is 100 feet closer to the entrance so I can get into the office even quicker...
Nah, forgive me for passing on being a "winner."
Fuck this "you can't get anywhere without stepping on everyone else" attitude.
I think it’s fair enough to put in some really intense years with the promise of a nice payoff and ability to retire early, as opposed to spreading that effort and payout over decades with work / life balance. The problem is when that same intense effort is asked of anyone who will not be getting such a payout at the end. Even workers with equity in a start-up can get the shaft due to the fine print where the VCs take the lions share of the exit money and the workers end up with a paltry sum to that won’t even cover their medical bills later on after the stress takes its toll on their bodies.
This context does not change anything. Not prioritizing health shows a critical misunderstanding of what wealth is, and how to reap its benefits. You are not likely to be a good business person if you do not understand fundamentals.
That being said, if you're willing to cheat/lie/steal you can ignore a lot of the fundamentals - which is the route most of these "cofounders" took
Processing the context, you can see how a lot of internet companies have continued the trend of making wage positions "more entrepreneurial".
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Define winning.
Making money for your boss of course!
Basing your self worth on making money for your betters and then sacrificing everything for it.
Winning what for whom, you blubbering dipshit?
Excuse me sir, we appear to have a different definition of "winning".
Thats exactly the kind of thing I would expect the founder of LinkedIn to say. Bet there's a bunch of absolute lunatics ready to repost that to their own linked in page.
Looking at him, he may need a bit of work-life balance.
Fuck this guy. I say we guillotine him as an example to the others.
I agree, it's not winning unless you're crying, exhausted and with barely any more money than any other average folk unable to use it properly hoping for early retirement just before the economic crash leads you to being fired and having nepotism replace you instead!
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