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Would you work with micromanaging boss, no salary, and all your work thrown away?
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Re: Would you work with micromanaging boss, no salary, and all your work thrown away?
#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
Maybe it's a coincidence that the best boss I've ever worked for was home schooled, maybe it's not.
It's funny you mention that. I was home schooled, and now that I'm in college, I find that it's less than I expected (plus I feel much more prepared than I think I would had I gone to a 'traditional' school). Hopefully I'd make a good boss, too. We didn't have very rigid class hours, most material was self-taught (especially in high school), and work and studies were done when practical, when I made time for them, no…
sounds like your home schooling could never have broken your spirit enough to be ready for 'the real world'
Re: Would you work with micromanaging boss, no salary, and all your work thrown away?
#23That's nothing. Look at the job I took: lifetime exclusive contract, you can't work anywhere else, not even moonlighting $0 salary and no equity (you’re supposed to be compensated in satisfaction) no benefits other than being told that "everything here is a benefit" no possibility of promotion or raise, ever no job description: just do what you’re told no office of your own, in fact, nothing of your own, ever again a…
the fact that marriages suck doesn't make school better ;p
Re: Would you work with micromanaging boss, no salary, and all your work thrown away?
#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
Maybe it's a coincidence that the best boss I've ever worked for was home schooled, maybe it's not.
It's funny you mention that. I was home schooled, and now that I'm in college, I find that it's less than I expected (plus I feel much more prepared than I think I would had I gone to a 'traditional' school). Hopefully I'd make a good boss, too. We didn't have very rigid class hours, most material was self-taught (especially in high school), and work and studies were done when practical, when I made time for them, no…
I'd find it very interesting to find out about anyone else's experiences linking home-schooling and startups (or, what makes for an entrepreneurial mindset..)
I was home-schooled till 11, when I entered school in a class a year ahead of my age. that was 12 years ago, now i'm running a startup (our 2nd employee starts next week)
I've been thankful to my mum ever since for spending the time with me when I was younger - it definately gave me a head-start with learning and a different perspective from many people. Anyone else have home-schooling experiences they relate to entrepreneurship?
Re: Would you work with micromanaging boss, no salary, and all your work thrown away?
#25I believe the author is arguing against instructionism, and for constructionism.
Re: Would you work with micromanaging boss, no salary, and all your work thrown away?
#26I wish we could see who voted on what so I could henceforth have no respect for those people.
Not a bad idea. What if the front page was dynamically generated on a per user basis depending on whose opinion you respected. After typing this I realize it sounds similar to friendfeed. "A dynamic front page of people who you want to listen to" FWIW, I voted up on this article so you can stop listening to me.
Also sounds like http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.com/2007/08/uberfac...
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#27> But millions of other seven-year-olds accepted identical offers.
Well played.
Re: Would you work with micromanaging boss, no salary, and all your work thrown away?
#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's funny you mention that. I was home schooled, and now that I'm in college, I find that it's less than I expected (plus I feel much more prepared than I think I would had I gone to a 'traditional' school). Hopefully I'd make a good boss, too. We didn't have very rigid class hours, most material was self-taught (especially in high school), and work and studies were done when practical, when I made time for them, no…
I'd find it very interesting to find out about anyone else's experiences linking home-schooling and startups (or, what makes for an entrepreneurial mindset..) I was home-schooled till 11, when I entered school in a class a year ahead of my age. that was 12 years ago, now i'm running a startup (our 2nd employee starts next week) I've been thankful to my mum ever since for spending the time with me when I was younger -…
I was home-schooled. I was two years ahead as I did it but at the age of thirteen I hit the limit of what my parents could easily teach me and I fell behind pretty bad. I went to school after that.
Re: Would you work with micromanaging boss, no salary, and all your work thrown away?
#29Hows about my new job:
$0 salary. In fact you spend money to work. Its a privilege. You can't quit.
You can't act on your frustrations or the government might intervene.
You have to deal with a lot of shit.
Its always noisy.
You need to get a second job. Usually the second job is a vacation from your first job.
The only time you can go on vacation is when you get someone to take over for you at your expense.
There are no sick days, if you are sick you have to come up with creative ways to do the job and not get anyone at work sick. Also you have to work.
Sometimes you get the job. Sometimes the job is given to you, you can't reject. The government ensures that you take the job whether you like it or not.
You might be offered the position multiple times. See previous point.
There is an eventual payoff... But it is not guaranteed.
The only real up side is looking for the job is REALLY fun.
Re: Would you work with micromanaging boss, no salary, and all your work thrown away?
#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's funny you mention that. I was home schooled, and now that I'm in college, I find that it's less than I expected (plus I feel much more prepared than I think I would had I gone to a 'traditional' school). Hopefully I'd make a good boss, too. We didn't have very rigid class hours, most material was self-taught (especially in high school), and work and studies were done when practical, when I made time for them, no…
I'd find it very interesting to find out about anyone else's experiences linking home-schooling and startups (or, what makes for an entrepreneurial mindset..) I was home-schooled till 11, when I entered school in a class a year ahead of my age. that was 12 years ago, now i'm running a startup (our 2nd employee starts next week) I've been thankful to my mum ever since for spending the time with me when I was younger -…
I agree about their being a good correlation between homeschooling and entrepreneurship. It might be that homeschooling encourages independence and initiative, or it might just be that the public school system is designed to produce good employees.
I'm the oldest in a family of 6 - all home schooled. My brother and I both have an entrepreneurial streak in us (my brother sold candy at the Jr. High near our house after school to raise money for his X-Box fund. He raised enough to buy it at 11, with no help from parents. He even bought the candy on his own).
However my other brother is leaving for the Air Force Academy in a few days - he wants to end up in politics somewhere. To me it seems like the military and political careers are opposite to entrepreneurship. I guess we're not all the same.