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Yes. But we all have an addiction to food and shelter.
You don't need much money to have food and shelter...
That homesteader life
Samsung CEO Jong-hee Han has died
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Re: Samsung CEO Jong-hee Han has died
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Not OP but the business of western tech places absolute minimum value on individuals and relationship building. It's all short term gain at the expense of all else. I'd expect the average tech employee to live shorter less fulfilled lives despite their wealth. [1]: What makes a good life lessons from the longest study on happiness (Harvard) - https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_waldinger_what_makes_a_good... [2]: The se…
That may be true in many (even most) places, but it's not universal. I've found the most success when I'm able to build relationships, even at large well-known tech companies. That being said, I strongly believe that it's never wise to find fulfillment solely—or even primarily—in vocation. Absolutely try to build a career that is life-giving, but there is so much joy and meaning to be found outside of work. We thrive…
You may build relationships with people you work closely with. I've certainly done that at multiple workplaces.
However, that doesn't mean anything when someone whom you've never even spoken to decides shareholders need 0.5% more profit and you gotta go.
Re: Samsung CEO Jong-hee Han has died
#83Just for clarification, Samsung has two CEO's: The deceased Han Jong-hee was a Co-CEO and Vice-Chairman, just like Jun Young-hyun who now remains as the sole CEO. This was not a planned transition or coincidence, Samsung usually had 3 parallel CEO's since 2013 and downsized to two CEO's in 2021, all of those being "Vice-Chairman". On top there is still the Samsung Electronics Chairman, Lee Jae-yong...
I wonder if they had 3 CEOs because the name means 3 stars in korean
The company name of "Samsung" originates from the founder's admiration of Japanese companies such as Mitsubishi, known as "keiretsu" and their place in its economy; he hoped that his company would also endure as a shining symbol in the sky, like stars. Mitsubishi means three stars in Japanese language.
Samsung the company started as something resembling a dry goods market.
Re: Samsung CEO Jong-hee Han has died
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Did he? Money is no guarantee for happiness or comfort. Considering his position and how young he died, he likely had a very stressful live, and little time for his personal enjoyments. At least, he hadn't enough time to take care of his own health. My assumption is, he worked hard to gain money, and died before he reached the point where he could fully use it for his personal benefit. Which is indeed sad.
Do you actually know anything about his life? I don't know how you can make that assumption at all.
Absolutely wild how people will just make up a story to fill in the gaps in their knowledge, and believe it.
Re: Samsung CEO Jong-hee Han has died
#85Just for clarification, Samsung has two CEO's: The deceased Han Jong-hee was a Co-CEO and Vice-Chairman, just like Jun Young-hyun who now remains as the sole CEO. This was not a planned transition or coincidence, Samsung usually had 3 parallel CEO's since 2013 and downsized to two CEO's in 2021, all of those being "Vice-Chairman". On top there is still the Samsung Electronics Chairman, Lee Jae-yong...
JH Han came from Samsung's Visual Display (tvs, smart tvs) business unit which is part of Samsungs larger consumer electronics business which includes things such as home appliances. Mobile electronics such as Galaxy brand smart phones are another business, and Han was promoted to lead the businesses spanning all of those groups, which was (re)named to called "Device Experience (DX)". Samsung's semiconductor fabrication and component businesses have normally had a separate "CEO" from the consumer electronics finished products businesses (aka. "SET")
Re: Samsung CEO Jong-hee Han has died
#86Re: Samsung CEO Jong-hee Han has died
#87Just a week or so ago, Samsung chairman Lee Jae-yong told everyone in Samsung that there's only a "do or die" attitude.
https://www.kedglobal.com/leadership-management/newsView/ked...
Re: Samsung CEO Jong-hee Han has died
#88Apparently he died at his daughter’s wedding. That’s an awful way to go.
I always shudder at the following: all three brothers of Charlotte Roche [0] were killed in a car crash on their way to her wedding.
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Did he? Money is no guarantee for happiness or comfort. Considering his position and how young he died, he likely had a very stressful live, and little time for his personal enjoyments. At least, he hadn't enough time to take care of his own health. My assumption is, he worked hard to gain money, and died before he reached the point where he could fully use it for his personal benefit. Which is indeed sad.
Do you actually know anything about his life? I don't know how you can make that assumption at all.
No, I don't, which is why I wrote it's "my assumption". What I know is the life of managers, high performers, Korean culture, and that he died too young. People in that position usually have an awful work/live-balance, too much stress, not enough time for their own personality and self-fulfillment because of a toxic environment.
The average life expectancy in South Korea seems 82.68 years. So he died nearly 20 years too early, with wealth which should allow him to outlive the expectancy by 20 years instead. So yeah, my assumption is he had all the money, but not enough fun.
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I have the opposite reaction.
Because of their stress levels and possible smoking/drinking/drugs? I don’t buy into “yeah they’re rich/famous but that’s a lot of stress” narrative.
In the case of a CEO of a major South Korean company, I could believe that stress could have contributed to his heart attack. But for specifically the actors/musicians category of the rich and famous, it seems like drugs tends to be a limiting factor on lifespan.