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Discussion on: Work Ethic and Culture

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Javier Guerra

I used to accompanied my father to work at his printing shop when I was 10, I liked to help him on the tight deadlines he had. Delivering work with all nighters. I fall sleep, and wake up, and I remember him finishing the job. When I started working on publishing on my own, it was seen as normal for me that sometimes you just have to stay and finish the job, but always with a clear goal. After I got into development jobs and start seeing this culture where people expects you to work al nights or extra time on ideas that are not even clear and that tomorrow can change, it was a shock to me. I am mexican, we work most hours a week than any other country in the OCDE, but you always expect a clear goal. This startup culture that expects people to work on sand castles just for fun, is uncompressible to me.