You Weren't Meant to Have a Boss (2008)
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- #human evolution
- #workplace dynamics
- #startup culture
- Technology often makes normal life unnatural, such as unhealthy diets and sedentary habits.
- Working in large organizations is intellectually harmful, like processed food is to physical health.
- Startup founders, though stressed, experience a more natural and fulfilling way of working.
- Humans are evolutionarily designed for small work groups of about 8, not hundreds or thousands.
- Large companies use hierarchical tree structures, reducing individual freedom and initiative.
- Jobs at big companies lack the freedom found in small teams or hunter-gatherer tribes.
- Just as 'normal' food is unhealthy due to scale and marketing, corporate jobs are the default but harmful choice.
- Programmers suffer most in restrictive environments because creativity and building new things are stifled.
- Company size inversely affects freedom and innovation, leading to slower growth and conservatism.
- Individuals should aim for small companies or startups to learn more and live more naturally.