The crazy thing Bill Gates used to do to monitor workplace productivity (washingtonpost.com) 5 points by Libertatea 10y ago ↗ HN
[–] mtmail 10y ago ↗ click-bait titleIt says Bill Gates used to check the parking lot on weekends to see who was working. He worked 80h/week himself. [–] markyc 10y ago ↗ this is why newspapers are dying (making up fluff articles with bombastic names)
[–] markyc 10y ago ↗ this is why newspapers are dying (making up fluff articles with bombastic names)
[–] stereo 10y ago ↗ I know that’s the WashPo’s title, but it would be really nice if HN could be free of clickbait headlines.
[–] iokevins 10y ago ↗ TL;DR: Bill Gates shares, "I knew everybody's licence plate so I could look out at the parking lot and see, you know, when people come in." Paul Allen confirms Gates would "prowl" the parking lot on weekends to document who had arrived at work.
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[ 4.9 ms ] story [ 24.6 ms ] threadIt says Bill Gates used to check the parking lot on weekends to see who was working. He worked 80h/week himself.