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Golden handcuffs at remote startups are rarely discussed.
Basecamp is the poster child:
Sky-high global pay & decade-long employee tenure.
With remote work rising, if Basecamp employees leave, other remote startups will hire them.
Basecamp is the poster child:
Sky-high global pay & decade-long employee tenure.
With remote work rising, if Basecamp employees leave, other remote startups will hire them.
Now that Basecamp pulled the Zappos move ("we& #39;ll pay employees to leave"), we& #39;ll see whether employees vote with their feet or ease back into the new policy 
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When I left Buffer in 2017 - a great company - I thought about golden handcuffs. Yes, a great problem to have, a privileged situation.
For employees making 6-figures remotely + profit sharing or equity + work 4 days/week... hard to leave.
For employees making 6-figures remotely + profit sharing or equity + work 4 days/week... hard to leave.
Esp. for employees w/ family or mortgage. I find that remote employees, just like top executives, NEED their next job lined up before they quit.
(most don& #39;t leave, which is totally cool as they have a great job)
(most don& #39;t leave, which is totally cool as they have a great job)
So I& #39;m left wondering:
Are all long-term employees in for the mission/values, or do they have to-good-a-deal to leave?
Tons of remote teams are now hiring (hi, @remotiveio!), there are more options than ever before.
Are all long-term employees in for the mission/values, or do they have to-good-a-deal to leave?
Tons of remote teams are now hiring (hi, @remotiveio!), there are more options than ever before.
I think the & #39;first-generation& #39; of remote workers (folks who had x-years of remote exp. pre-COVID) will go on to join/start cool remote companies.
For instance, @buffer did a great job at keeping an Alumni channel on their slack!
For instance, @buffer did a great job at keeping an Alumni channel on their slack!
Interesting future of work experiences will likely be led by a handful of widely profitable remote SaaS co& #39;:
@doist, 100-ppl asynchronous company
@buffer promoting 4-day-week & well being
@gumroad: No Meetings, No Deadlines, No Full-Time Employees
...
@doist, 100-ppl asynchronous company
@buffer promoting 4-day-week & well being
@gumroad: No Meetings, No Deadlines, No Full-Time Employees
...
Expect more. Few guesses:
"Choose Your Own Adventure" company, where clients vote on what the company does.
Fully gamifying a company with a @Twitch mindset @joinrepublic + @cannyHQ + weekly @loom.
Not far from the @Shpigford& #39;s @MaybeFinance!
"Choose Your Own Adventure" company, where clients vote on what the company does.
Fully gamifying a company with a @Twitch mindset @joinrepublic + @cannyHQ + weekly @loom.
Not far from the @Shpigford& #39;s @MaybeFinance!
"Unionized company", where a collective of vouched members decide to pool their career/income. A %age of your income goes to the collective.
Could be co-investing, could be building pension, could be insurance policy...
Think @Upstart but as a team.
Could be co-investing, could be building pension, could be insurance policy...
Think @Upstart but as a team.
