Our hiring bar: skilled hires who drive value from day one
If that's not possible, you'd best make your company extract as much profit from you as soon as possible; otherwise, this arrangement won't last.
Being nice to you is nothing more than about being profitable; treating you poorly is nothing more about being profitable too.
If a young girl knows her parents love her, she'll say, I want candy. If an employee knows fairness is foreseeable, he'll say, I want a raise. Conversely, if a girl knows her parents don't love her, she'll say, My brother wants candy—I'll go fetch it for him, and maybe sneak a lick. If an employee knows fairness is hopeless, he'll say, There's a project that could really profit the company—why don't you send me to give it a try?
Either you proactively grow, or you're forced to grow.》The Essentials of a Businessman
