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The HubSpot Culture Code [slides]

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Re: The HubSpot Culture Code [slides]

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Software companies that claim they "Work to make a Difference" strike me as cultish and are an immediate turn off. I work for a living, I volunteer and work in my community to make a difference.

But did you try "harmonizing work and life" like the deck says?

Re: The HubSpot Culture Code [slides]

#14
Love the product, but this deck... jeez. It's like all this companies that claim that you're in the family and then this family ask you to leave. I've seen too much places with "culture" when in reality it's a toxic as hell.

Re: The HubSpot Culture Code [slides]

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post #4

Software companies that claim they "Work to make a Difference" strike me as cultish and are an immediate turn off. I work for a living, I volunteer and work in my community to make a difference.

All other things being equal, isn't it better to work for a company that does something you think helps the world as opposed to one that you think is harmful or even merely neutral?

Things won't be equal though. Evil corps' pay and benefits are usually way better, simply because that's how they attract otherwise hesitant people in the first place.

Re: The HubSpot Culture Code [slides]

#17

Love the product, but this deck... jeez. It's like all this companies that claim that you're in the family and then this family ask you to leave. I've seen too much places with "culture" when in reality it's a toxic as hell.

It's not a family, it's a workplace.

If the company pretends otherwise it's better not to work there.

Re: The HubSpot Culture Code [slides]

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post #13
post #4

Software companies that claim they "Work to make a Difference" strike me as cultish and are an immediate turn off. I work for a living, I volunteer and work in my community to make a difference.

But did you try "harmonizing work and life" like the deck says?

No such thing. Just a catch phrase man.

Re: The HubSpot Culture Code [slides]

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post #4

Software companies that claim they "Work to make a Difference" strike me as cultish and are an immediate turn off. I work for a living, I volunteer and work in my community to make a difference.

Silly question: Why don't we work to make a difference?

We spend, generally, at least 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week at work. If that time is spent making a difference, it really ups the odds that something actually gets done.

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