This isn't narcissism — it's something that I can't quite put my finger on. It's like my neighbor who loathes all form of public assistance and actively votes against the ACA, etc.; but, when he found out his youngest was nonverbal then went on a tirade that he couldn't get free help form the school. When I asked (my neighbor) about how we'd fund all the other nonverbal kids he looked at me like I was crazy: "just my kid, I doubt those other kids really need help".
It's some sort of inability to generalize from the local to the general? I dunno.
As a boss, I honestly don't care. The business exists to get make money, and if a side effect of that is not letting people work, or pretend to work, in their pajamas, so be it.
As a person, I would like people to think of me as fair. And that's for the workers to decide not a commenter on a forum.
I'm going to assume here that you aren't just a sociopath and are open to having your mind changed...
How does paid vacation or benefits like health insurance fit into your model of the business existing to make money? You almost certainly provide those kinds of perks to your employees even though paying somebody while they are sitting on a beach somewhere doesn't directly help the business.
Think of work flexibility as just another perk. It's something you do to attract and retain the best people and allow them to do their best work.
Someday, you will find out how unconcerned the universe is about your life of privledge, because new regimes can spring up out of nowhere and vote you out of having a vote, and decide your new govt for you and the rules for your citizenship of this Earth, and maybe they don't care about your money or what you think is or is not fair.
You are as necessary as that old lion, enjoying his pride, the day before the new lions come to town.
thechao|11 months ago
It's some sort of inability to generalize from the local to the general? I dunno.
AnimalMuppet|11 months ago
But, as brk and gosub100 said, this is probably a troll. Someone couldn't actually be that clueless and tune-deaf... could they?
astura|11 months ago
However, I don't think we should be feeding the troll.
brk|11 months ago
jgalt212|11 months ago
As a person, I would like people to think of me as fair. And that's for the workers to decide not a commenter on a forum.
MindBeams|11 months ago
criddell|11 months ago
How does paid vacation or benefits like health insurance fit into your model of the business existing to make money? You almost certainly provide those kinds of perks to your employees even though paying somebody while they are sitting on a beach somewhere doesn't directly help the business.
Think of work flexibility as just another perk. It's something you do to attract and retain the best people and allow them to do their best work.
AnimalMuppet|11 months ago
MrMcCall|11 months ago
You are as necessary as that old lion, enjoying his pride, the day before the new lions come to town.
"Enjoy." --Daniel Tosh