37signals: Fire the workaholics

marco:

If your start-up can only succeed by being a sweatshop, your idea is simply not good enough.

(thanks, jaredm)

I’ve always hated the workaholic culture that’s so prevalent in software development. Doesn’t anyone else realize that a bunch of tired, sheltered, overworked labor doesn’t produce good output?

Notes

  1. viatorsmith reblogged this from jaredm and added:
    don’t know him, but jaredm shared this quote he found from 37signals…it’s simplicity is mind-blowing.:
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  5. toldorknown reblogged this from marco and added:
    Even more depressing are the shops that have been in business for decades and still think the death march is the one...
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  8. pdl2h reblogged this from marco and added:
    日本ではこの方向からの議論ってないのかな。
  9. marco reblogged this from jaredm and added:
    (thanks, jaredm) I’ve always hated...workaholic culture that’s so prevalent
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