Sam (crazy candle person) ✦
@samantha
im gonna be honest at a prev co i worked at we did something similar to this. but we didn't post about it because we didn't want the investors to see. I was not a founder at this time. i had to tell the whole team to not post about it publicly, not tag the specific locations, not tag any teammates, and only share with close friends and family members lol. bonus pic of my own private pool in the desert. went skinny dipping in a place where it was *highly* illegal. https://x.com/jaivinwylde/status/1922893404142190637
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shazow
@shazow.eth
scenario 1: pay great salaries so that seasoned high skilled workers choose you vs competitors scenario 2: cut compensation offers by 100k/employee but spend 20k-50k/person/yr on wild offsites imo this is another version of "crazy perks at google campus" outrage in 2010, but startup edition (especially since early rounds are so massive these days) i do think there's a real economic argument to be made here, and many experienced VCs would back it. but on the other hand, you're totally right about the "kinds of people" this attracts, and opulence is decreasingly fashionable.
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Sam (crazy candle person) ✦
@samantha
well. i was talking to my friends about this - we were talking about luxury watches and how one of our other friends, who is earlier in his career, would need to work hard to "get one", and eventually "everything else" i joked about how when he gets there, he will realize that he doesn't need it. or want it. and all my friends with their $20k watches laughed with me so yes, opulence is not as fashionable.
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