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0 pointst-writescode3y ago0 comments

“The first time you have an argument with your spouse, you should get a divorce”

Is what you’re saying here.

They’re trying to make company changes to improve their relationship with someone they like to work for, without using the nuclear option.

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scarface743y ago

I go to work because I like exchanging labor for money. The marriage analogy is kind of crazy.

I’ve had eight jobs in my 25 years as an adult. It never took me more than two months to find a job I was happy with. It took me 15 years and one failed marriage to find a a spouse I was happy with.

When I have a disagreement with my wife, we compromise as equal partners. I’m not in any way an equal partner to the CEO of a 2 trillion+ dollar company.

Leaving my marriage necessitated lawyers, going to court, and giving up half of everything we accumulated together. Leaving a job required a form resignation letter with meaningless platitudes and a two week notice.

dubya3y ago

I wonder how many marriages have been saved by an open letter.

prewett3y ago

The GP's metaphor of a marriage is not applicable in this case, since a marriage is a friendship/partnership, and the corporate structure is essentially a kingdom. Options are limited if the king and his advisors aren't listening, or they listened and rejected the approach for whatever their reasons are. An open letter to the king probably won't change anything, but worth a try before emigrating.

tofuahdude3y ago

We swap jobs all the time and there is no expectation of permanence; not a very good analogy.

t-writescodeOP3y ago

Some people like their jobs and their coworkers and aren’t especially interested in changing companies.

Sometimes leadership wants to do the right thing, but they can’t hear the workers through the managers

scarface743y ago

So you really think the CEO of Apple didn’t know that people would prefer to work from home and have the option to work from some place that cost less?

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scarface743y ago

I go to work because I like exchanging labor for money. The marriage analogy is kind of crazy.

When I have a disagreement with my wife, we compromise as equal partners. I’m not in any way an equal partner to the CEO of a 2 trillion+ dollar company.

dubya3y ago

I wonder how many marriages have been saved by an open letter.

prewett3y ago

tofuahdude3y ago

We swap jobs all the time and there is no expectation of permanence; not a very good analogy.

t-writescodeOP3y ago

Some people like their jobs and their coworkers and aren’t especially interested in changing companies.

Sometimes leadership wants to do the right thing, but they can’t hear the workers through the managers

scarface743y ago

So you really think the CEO of Apple didn’t know that people would prefer to work from home and have the option to work from some place that cost less?

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