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Something weird happens to companies when they hit 150 people (2017)

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Re: Something weird happens to companies when they hit 150 people (2017)

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Post by yetanother12345 »

bluGill wrote: post #35
bluedino wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"One pizza" team

That is why I can't work with others. I normally will eat one pizza all by myself, to the shock of everyone else around me. There is a downside to a fast metabolism (I know a lot of "fat" people who would still gladly trade downsides)

> eat one pizza all by myself, to the shock of everyone else around me

I'm puzzled. Which kind of cultural context does this unfold in? Are these pizzas extraordinarily large? Or is it just a cultural issue that you are supposed to share in any event?

Where I'm at (Northern Europe) ordinary pizzas are about the same size of a LP record (around 30cm, or one foot for the metrically challenged). Unless you specifically order multiple (and/or "family sized") pizzas you are really expected to eat the whole of one pizza by yourself. It's in no way remarkable.

Re: Something weird happens to companies when they hit 150 people (2017)

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Post by soupfordummies »

yetanother12345 wrote: post #51
bluGill wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That is why I can't work with others. I normally will eat one pizza all by myself, to the shock of everyone else around me. There is a downside to a fast metabolism (I know a lot of "fat" people who would still gladly trade downsides)

> eat one pizza all by myself, to the shock of everyone else around me I'm puzzled. Which kind of cultural context does this unfold in? Are these pizzas extraordinarily large? Or is it just a cultural issue that you are supposed to share in any event? Where I'm at (Northern Europe) ordinary pizzas are about the same size of a LP record (around 30cm, or one foot for the metrically challenged). Unless you specifically…

House this one:

https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/pizza-hut-big-new-yorker...

Re: Something weird happens to companies when they hit 150 people (2017)

#53

Post by olau »

bluGill wrote: post #45
appleiigs wrote: post #10

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Are all 1000 all together or is it broken down by age/grade, then classroom and such? How about role of parenting?

I've seen all kinds of different things. I know of one school near me where it is 1000 per grade. I know of a different district where it is 1000 for the whole high school (4 grades), and another where is is 1000 for the entire district (12 grades). I think on balance 150-300 per grade is ideal. Schools that have less than 150 students in a grade just cannot offer students anything other than the same basic actives e…

Wow. I went to a school with perhaps 500 pupils total covering all 10 grades, and in retrospect I think it was too big. My own children attend a much smaller school.

I should add that there were some specialized classes available, like programming, in the evening where people from multiple schools were gathered.

Re: Something weird happens to companies when they hit 150 people (2017)

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Post by xboxnolifes »

yetanother12345 wrote: post #51
bluGill wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That is why I can't work with others. I normally will eat one pizza all by myself, to the shock of everyone else around me. There is a downside to a fast metabolism (I know a lot of "fat" people who would still gladly trade downsides)

> eat one pizza all by myself, to the shock of everyone else around me I'm puzzled. Which kind of cultural context does this unfold in? Are these pizzas extraordinarily large? Or is it just a cultural issue that you are supposed to share in any event? Where I'm at (Northern Europe) ordinary pizzas are about the same size of a LP record (around 30cm, or one foot for the metrically challenged). Unless you specifically…

When US people say "one pizza" (in group context), they usually refer to a pie around 40-45cm or so. A size where most people would eat roughly 2 slices.

Re: Something weird happens to companies when they hit 150 people (2017)

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Post by tremon »

stuaxo wrote: post #46

Different apes have different maximum sizes for close social groups and for humans it's about 150.

https://phys.org/news/2021-05-friends-deconstructs-dunbar.ht...

> the main problem was that the 95% confidence intervals for these estimates were between 2 and 520 people.

Re: Something weird happens to companies when they hit 150 people (2017)

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Post by bluedino »

yetanother12345 wrote: post #51
bluGill wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That is why I can't work with others. I normally will eat one pizza all by myself, to the shock of everyone else around me. There is a downside to a fast metabolism (I know a lot of "fat" people who would still gladly trade downsides)

> eat one pizza all by myself, to the shock of everyone else around me I'm puzzled. Which kind of cultural context does this unfold in? Are these pizzas extraordinarily large? Or is it just a cultural issue that you are supposed to share in any event? Where I'm at (Northern Europe) ordinary pizzas are about the same size of a LP record (around 30cm, or one foot for the metrically challenged). Unless you specifically…

https://pizzadimension.com/big-chain-pizza/

Re: Something weird happens to companies when they hit 150 people (2017)

#57

Post by bluedino »

soupfordummies wrote: post #52
yetanother12345 wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> eat one pizza all by myself, to the shock of everyone else around me I'm puzzled. Which kind of cultural context does this unfold in? Are these pizzas extraordinarily large? Or is it just a cultural issue that you are supposed to share in any event? Where I'm at (Northern Europe) ordinary pizzas are about the same size of a LP record (around 30cm, or one foot for the metrically challenged). Unless you specifically…

House this one: https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/pizza-hut-big-new-yorker...

That one is thin and really easy to eat the whole thing

Eating a Chicago deep dish by yourself would be impressive. They style from Giordanos or Lou's

Re: Something weird happens to companies when they hit 150 people (2017)

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Post by highfrequency »

> Keeping things below 150 means you can manage the system by peer pressure, whereas above 150 you need some kind of top down, discipline-based management system.

> That’s because founder Bill Gore felt that when a unit of workers got big enough, “we decided” became “they decided.”

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