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It is nice to see the red flags in writing ahead of time. After all "boys will be boys"


That’s there, but the parts about taking responsibility for your work, keeping people you delegate work to accountable and negotiating with vendors and being persistent is stuff you usually get informally.

I also find those signs that it’s a more honest document. Most things publicly available are so neutered there’s not much useful grey info


It's hypocritical, those closest to Jimmy have get-out-of-jail-free cards and others get fired. And the "no doesn't mean no" stuff reeks of toxic hustle culture.

Most handbooks are boring and legalese because they can be evidence in court.




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