Poll: Do you work for "the Man"? • Hacker News Board

Re: Poll: Do you work for "the Man"?

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Post by nostrademons » Thu, Mar 31, 2011, 10:51 PM UTC

dawgr wrote: post #25

I'd like to ask to anyone who has worked as both, for himself and for the man, which one is more stressful? To the degree that this question can be answered, I realize it would depend a lot on the exact job and that it's not black and white.

In general, I found working for myself was more stressful. If you work for The Man, then when you screw up, it's generally The Man's problem. If you work for yourself and screw up, there's nobody to blame but yourself, and you're completely responsible for fixing it.

Re: Poll: Do you work for "the Man"?

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Post by tjarratt » Thu, Mar 31, 2011, 10:53 PM UTC

Currently employed at a large company, easily defined as "The Man", although I'm leaving soon to join a startup.

Looking at the results of the poll, I can't believe how many people here own their own businesses. That's great!

Re: Poll: Do you work for "the Man"?

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Post by trotsky » Thu, Mar 31, 2011, 10:59 PM UTC

chc wrote: post #50

originalgeek wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, that's just "the man" in your own mind. You still actually work for "the man".

If you are self-employed (the situation we're discussing), and you work for the man (your assertion), then by logical deduction you are the man — which is what I said.

what we have here is a failure to communicate

Re: Poll: Do you work for "the Man"?

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Post by bcrawford » Thu, Mar 31, 2011, 11:24 PM UTC

pbj wrote: post #12

I'd vote for unemployed but I can see I'm not allowed to! :)

Isn't that just the same as "entrepreneur?" I kid, I kid.

Re: Poll: Do you work for "the Man"?

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Post by jshort » Thu, Mar 31, 2011, 11:26 PM UTC

m0th87 wrote: post #30

I'm sure there's a sizable percentage that are in school / grad school (myself included) who are not represented by this poll.

Or perhaps unemployed/retired or working on small projects that may one day lead you to be the 'man'.

Re: Poll: Do you work for "the Man"?

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Post by finin » Thu, Mar 31, 2011, 11:30 PM UTC

what about public sector employees?

Re: Poll: Do you work for "the Man"?

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Post by olalonde » Thu, Mar 31, 2011, 11:36 PM UTC

Unless you don't declare your revenues, you are working for the Man whatever you answered above ;)

Re: Poll: Do you work for "the Man"?

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Post by olalonde » Thu, Mar 31, 2011, 11:39 PM UTC

nickbp wrote: post #18

Goosey wrote: post #14

I think HN gives off the impression that most people own company or freelance due to the content, but it is a bit of a filter effect. Similar to how everyone is living amazing awesome lives on facebook.

In my opinion, someone truly living an amazing awesome life wouldn't have time to advertise it on Facebook. But it might be that I have a different definition of such a life.

I have yet to see Steve Jobs or Sergei Brin contribute to HN ;)

Re: Poll: Do you work for "the Man"?

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Post by mattmanser » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 12:04 AM UTC

mediacrisis wrote: post #29

I work for "The Woman". I used to freelance on the side, but I signed a pretty tight non-compete. I prefer the security of a salary job over freelance projects anyway, as I'm in the lovely demographic of broke 20 something post-grads ;)

Apart from that's pretty much exactly when you should be freelancing/contracting as you've got no commitments and the money is phenomenally better than a salary job.

Re: Poll: Do you work for "the Man"?

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Post by pacomerh » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 12:23 AM UTC

HN gives me the impresion of most of the community working on ideas that never get executed. I think its all the articles about procrastination and getting thing done, etc