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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Timeless writing by other people about workplaces

I've written a fair amount about workplaces turning bad, but today I'm going to try something different. Instead of writing, I'm going to share some posts about this stuff that have been meaningful to me over the years.

First up, Sick systems: how to keep someone with you forever. If you read nothing else today, read this post. It's pretty amazing.

Next, The elves leave middle earth - sodas are no longer free. "The sodas were just the wake-up call".

Let's follow that with The culture chart. "They noticed when one of those who had humbly done the work that defined the company no longer believed enough to stay."

Don't post this to Hacker News. Just go read.