I would, but it's definitely not a universally appealing film. It's very similar to something like the Weather Man[1] where there is a plot, but the real point of the film is to witness a character going through a particular point in their life.
Fuck you money is great. I love having it, and I wear it as a badge of honor, like a proud asshole.
What it gives me is leverage. I am your average, software engineering looking dude. I'm not very aggressive or overly eager. But, I'm always a top performer and a good teammate. I'm always thinking of new concepts and better ways, and I'm actually relatively good at executing. Overall, I'm always interested in the successs of the company and the product. Otherwise, I wouldn't be working there.
But, having fuck you money allows me to grab the executives (and even the board) by the balls once in a while simply because I can walk away without a second thought. And, it's only then do they realize that I'm not some low-class blue collar worker. It's very nice.
And, as long as I share the rewards with my teammates, we all work better anyway.
I made a "fuck you" amount of money being an early employee of a Silicon Valley company. One day I just said I was quitting to go travel. I was very polite. My history there was long and I was consistently ranked high in my performance reviews, so they said they understood and told me to get in touch if I needed a job again. I didn't need a job again, so I didn't call them. I still go by this company and have lunch with some of my friends there when I am in the area.
The company treated me well and I treated them well. Why burn bridges? He who shits on the road will meet flies upon his return.
I vaguely agree with the premise of this post, which I would summarize is "The fear that paying individuals too much is empowering them to leave your organization is unfounded."
My perspective is that if the main force tying people to your company is money, then that's is the root of your problem. If people see it as just a money source that'll affect their quality of work in many other ways.
That's the point. Until You have someone that have 'a fuck-you money' attitude it will be the main reason to work. After that, main reasons can be e.g. interesting projects, everyday challenges or just people that work there :)
Please forgive me if I'm incorrect but are you implying that the only reason to work is for the money?
Whilst I can understand that most people walk through the door to be able to pay the bills, I would suggest that for most people the greasiest value of work has nothing to do with the money.
It is possible that cultural differences and the existence of social safety nets influence my perspective.
> Please forgive me if I'm incorrect but are you implying that the only reason to work is for the money?
Of course it is. I like my job but if I suddenly won the lottery I would quit in a heartbeat and spend my time reading books, playing video games and just enjoying myself.
Well there are a lot of other forces. For one, I take pride in building great things. I code for work, and when on vacation I build side projects, because I enjoy it.
Another is if I see a team trying to get something done, and they need my expertise, I enjoy the act of helping them.
Those employees are really only in it for the money will do the bare minimum. I'd say tops half of employees have this mentality. The rest care (often too much) about what we do.
Taking a few month to find a job, risking to start a startup, having the funds to buy a new laptop when yours fails, buying from the slightly more expensive electronics store with the good customer support. That's all fuck-you money already.
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[ 3.5 ms ] story [ 83.8 ms ] threadI'm going to spend more time with family. I'm going to travel. I just quit.
Once someone has passed the point where they aren't having fun, if they have FU money, they will just stop caring so much, why bother getting angry?
It's more about personal independence than anything and being able to take risks.
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[1] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384680/?ref_=nv_sr_1
What it gives me is leverage. I am your average, software engineering looking dude. I'm not very aggressive or overly eager. But, I'm always a top performer and a good teammate. I'm always thinking of new concepts and better ways, and I'm actually relatively good at executing. Overall, I'm always interested in the successs of the company and the product. Otherwise, I wouldn't be working there.
But, having fuck you money allows me to grab the executives (and even the board) by the balls once in a while simply because I can walk away without a second thought. And, it's only then do they realize that I'm not some low-class blue collar worker. It's very nice.
And, as long as I share the rewards with my teammates, we all work better anyway.
Those guys def lol at you behind your back. Like, you stick it to the man, dude!
Being a good performer just indicates your cog dimensions, not your cofactor of scale.
If you had a clue about what fuck you money is, you wouldn't even bring collars to the table.
The company treated me well and I treated them well. Why burn bridges? He who shits on the road will meet flies upon his return.
My perspective is that if the main force tying people to your company is money, then that's is the root of your problem. If people see it as just a money source that'll affect their quality of work in many other ways.
Whilst I can understand that most people walk through the door to be able to pay the bills, I would suggest that for most people the greasiest value of work has nothing to do with the money.
It is possible that cultural differences and the existence of social safety nets influence my perspective.
Of course it is. I like my job but if I suddenly won the lottery I would quit in a heartbeat and spend my time reading books, playing video games and just enjoying myself.
People happily work for £X + a good mission, interesting work, nice office, good team etc; even when they know they could get £X+20% elsewhere.
Another is if I see a team trying to get something done, and they need my expertise, I enjoy the act of helping them.
Those employees are really only in it for the money will do the bare minimum. I'd say tops half of employees have this mentality. The rest care (often too much) about what we do.