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In a recent job interview for a lead position at a 30-person start-up, the OP encountered a significant red flag when the head of marketing expressed disdain for those prioritizing work-life balance. When pressed for examples, the interviewer cited instances of weekend work without compensation. Drawing on their decade of experience in start-ups, the OP challenged this notion by highlighting a past scenario where employees were appropriately compensated for similar sacrifices. The awkward silence that followed led OP to withdraw their application, refusing to accept such disregard for employees’ time and compensation.
So keep scrolling down below to read the whole story narrated by OP and make sure to read it till the end otherwise, you won’t be able to connect to the story.
1. Let’s see what’s the deal about this start-up.
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2. OP did a first interview with the head of marketing moreover, OP told the users that he has a decade of experience in start-ups and indeed OP built his career in start-ups but now the grind is no longer his mindset.
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3. OP said the interview was going with the flow until the interviewer kinda mocked employees who leave at 6 PM on the dot and call work-life balance. OP retaliated and asked the interviewer what he called it then.
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4. To which the interviewer replied that people shouldn’t just put in their hours but should show dedication and according to him working late is just a part of the job.
5. When OP asked the interviewer to give him an example of how working late is just part of a job then he replied that it’s a commitment and if a start-up is going through a workload it’s employees’ responsibility to complete it.
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6. OP came up with the best confrontation saying how did he compensate his employees for sacrificing their time with the families to show up on the job. Listening to this the interviewer took an awkward pause.
7. This is the point where the interviewer should get OP’s point, I mean nobody sacrifices to get nothing, right? Everybody sacrifices their time and energy to get something in return.
8. The interviewer was astonished so all he could do was stare at OP not knowing what to say, OP withdrew his application from the job. Now let’s see what people have to say.
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9. And this is how every start-up grows, and if you are not willing to take care of your employees sorry to say your start-up or the business would never grow.
10. That’s literally the best decision OP made.
11. A lot of companies do this and they suffer afterward.
12. I say that every company should make such cool policies for their employees so their morale is always up while at work.
13. That was nothing but soon to be a failed startup.
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14. But the deal is that they weren’t paying significantly more than average and demanded more from their employees.
15. Startups are not for everyone, make a note.
16. That’s an absolute fact “Companies that pay you the least demands the most”.
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17. Indeed it’s crucial to ensure work-life balance and to to see if they treat their employees fairly.
18. We all deserve such bosses.
19. I completely agree with this.
20. To see if a business is successful you need to see how it treats its employees, after all, employees are the backbone of a company.
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