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Post by [deleted] » Sun, May 31, 2009, 2:38 AM UTC

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Post by derefr » Sun, May 31, 2009, 2:45 AM UTC

Er, I don't get this. "MUCH CASH MONEY DOLLARS DO YOU MAKE DAWG" has never been a sensitive topic for me or my friends, and none of these founder-related questions would be either. Then again, maybe it's different in the US.

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Post by jasonlbaptiste » Sun, May 31, 2009, 2:48 AM UTC

derefr wrote: post #2

Er, I don't get this. "MUCH CASH MONEY DOLLARS DO YOU MAKE DAWG" has never been a sensitive topic for me or my friends, and none of these founder-related questions would be either. Then again, maybe it's different in the US.

I'm actually really interested in how sensitive subjects like this are in other parts of the world.

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Post by menloparkbum » Sun, May 31, 2009, 2:55 AM UTC

jasonlbaptiste wrote: post #3

derefr wrote: post #2

Er, I don't get this. "MUCH CASH MONEY DOLLARS DO YOU MAKE DAWG" has never been a sensitive topic for me or my friends, and none of these founder-related questions would be either. Then again, maybe it's different in the US.

I'm actually really interested in how sensitive subjects like this are in other parts of the world.

If your girlfriend is chinese, it's the first question her mother will ask you.

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Post by menloparkbum » Sun, May 31, 2009, 2:56 AM UTC

These questions get asked all the time, aside from maybe the last one. And the NDA thing, nobody says that. This is a silly article. Maybe things are different in Miami.

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Post by alex_c » Sun, May 31, 2009, 3:31 AM UTC

derefr wrote: post #2

Er, I don't get this. "MUCH CASH MONEY DOLLARS DO YOU MAKE DAWG" has never been a sensitive topic for me or my friends, and none of these founder-related questions would be either. Then again, maybe it's different in the US.

It's definitely a cultural thing, and one that I don't really understand in North America. The only advantage of not openly discussing salaries is in the favor of hiring companies, and I'm always a bit amazed when employees embrace it to their detriment. It's a taboo I follow, but disagree with.

Edit: key word in that article is "friends". I have no problems discussing any of these with my friends. Acquaintances, not so much.

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Post by bsetlow » Sun, May 31, 2009, 3:57 AM UTC

menloparkbum wrote: post #5

These questions get asked all the time, aside from maybe the last one. And the NDA thing, nobody says that. This is a silly article. Maybe things are different in Miami.

I concur. I feel like jlb's attitudes toward his company and friends are unproductive and far uglier than anything his friends have shown in their questions.

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, May 31, 2009, 3:59 PM UTC

derefr wrote: post #2

Er, I don't get this. "MUCH CASH MONEY DOLLARS DO YOU MAKE DAWG" has never been a sensitive topic for me or my friends, and none of these founder-related questions would be either. Then again, maybe it's different in the US.

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