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[–] mrodri89@lemmy.zip 7 points 13 hours ago

If you think you're winning because you're a corporate slave in capitalism then actually you're losing at life.

[–] Red_October@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago

Exactly the sort of vapid self destructive Corpo-Cap shittery you'd expect out of the LinkedIn cofounder. He's probably like that all the time.

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago

I want work life imbalance. I want less work and more life.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 15 points 15 hours ago

this belongs in linkedin lunatics

[–] tino@lemmy.world 15 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Dude wants to win at work. I win at life.

[–] Red_October@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

He doesn't understand the difference.

[–] ThraawnSolo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] goodthanks@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago

Win the expectation to do more work without proper compensation, in my experience.

[–] PanArab@lemm.ee 3 points 12 hours ago
[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 16 hours ago

That gave me the greatest laught yesterday.

It was so expected but still funny

[–] EndOfLine@lemmy.world 14 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

These narcissist CEOs cannot grasp the idea that "life" is employees working for themselves and pursuing their own interests instead of working for others.

What kind of commitment does Reid Hoffman have towards seeing his employees win?

What kind of profit sharing do LinkedIn employees enjoy? What's the salary / compensation disperancy look like between the average employee and the C-Suite executives? What's the medical insurance and parental leave packages look like? What about education reimbursement?

Seriously, who is "winning" in Reid Hoffman's ideal scenario?

[–] NeilBru@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

"Hail corporate!"

[–] CrashballCentre@feddit.uk 2 points 13 hours ago

"Visionary"

As LinkedIn begs for attention most days.

[–] SSNs4evr@leminal.space 27 points 1 day ago

Says the man who has a maid, a butler, a staff waiting with a coffee and strudel for him at work. Every conference call is set up and waiting on him to start. Everyone is lined up to lick his boots at all time, to ensure the person who's time is "the most valuable" never has to spend an extra second listening to anyone or anything they don't want to. Give me a break.

[–] 211@sopuli.xyz 1 points 12 hours ago

In the context of start-ups. Where workers presumably are also rewarded with stock options or similar. Takes a certain mentality and a definition of "winning" that I don't share, which is why I don't and wouldn't work at a start-up. And besides, the message is chiefly directed at founders. I don't find it -that- controversial.

[–] DJDarren@sopuli.xyz 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Reid Hoffman can wake up at 4:30am and begin the important work of eating my entire arsehole.

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

I wouldn't give him the privilege of the entirety. He can just lap at the crusty bits.

[–] polyamorypagan69@lemm.ee 15 points 22 hours ago

Kings deserve the Guillotine!

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I want to live in a place where life isn’t a game with winner or losers, but a fun experience to share with those you love.

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

You have been banned from /r/capitalism

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I mean that's fine for the guy or gal trying to start up their own business, which is what his talk was about, in the class he was addressing.

This should not apply to the workers though which is what way to many of business owners seem to forget once they start touring s profit and hiring people.

[–] MBech@feddit.dk 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What they forget is that other people aren't going to be as comitted to their business as they themselves are. They're not going to care as much for the simple fact, that if the business takes off, they're not going to earn any of the profits. Why would I work 50 hour weeks like the founder, if I don't stand to actually reap the benefits?

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

not to mention a lot of US companies have "bonuses" to encourage you, but haven't the foresight to think that an unmet bonus - usually out of the person's hands, at least in my experience - is just a pay cut, and pay cuts are the worst thing you can do for morale and productivity.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Does "winning" mean you ignore family, friends, and self-care to further enrich giant corporations...? Cuz if so, I suggest this dude jump up his own asshole.

[–] Rakonat@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

He (and the exploitive class he is part of) want you to neglect your personal life and be productive so they can do the opposite.

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[–] greenhorn@lemm.ee 8 points 1 day ago

I am not committed to winning

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 9 points 1 day ago

There are many ways to win in life. LinkedIn isn't one of them.

[–] nthavoc@lemmy.today 11 points 1 day ago

If anything, Linkedin itself is a redflag just from their psychopathic micromanagers lost in their own world thinking everyone owes them something.

[–] Zomg@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (2 children)

I live for me, not for a business.

When I'm old and dying I'll never say "I wish I worked more"

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[–] ZephyrXero@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Fuck this guy and anyone who thinks like him

Fuck this "you can't get anywhere without stepping on everyone else" attitude.

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 day ago (4 children)

The context is important:

for small businesses and entrepreneurs

https://lemmy.ca/comment/15704649

[–] melfie@lemmings.world 3 points 1 day ago

I think it’s fair enough to put in some really intense years with the promise of a nice payoff and ability to retire early, as opposed to spreading that effort and payout over decades with work / life balance. The problem is when that same intense effort is asked of anyone who will not be getting such a payout at the end. Even workers with equity in a start-up can get the shaft due to the fine print where the VCs take the lions share of the exit money and the workers end up with a paltry sum to that won’t even cover their medical bills later on after the stress takes its toll on their bodies.

[–] green@feddit.nl 3 points 1 day ago

This context does not change anything. Not prioritizing health shows a critical misunderstanding of what wealth is, and how to reap its benefits. You are not likely to be a good business person if you do not understand fundamentals.

That being said, if you're willing to cheat/lie/steal you can ignore a lot of the fundamentals - which is the route most of these "cofounders" took

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[–] Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago

Ah yes, slave away for decades to make the company's executives/owners richer, sacrificing watching your kids grow up, sacrificing your relationship with your spouse, family, and friends.

Giving up time for hobbies and community service so that I can get a raise that barely keeps up with inflation, a pizza party twice a year, shitty coffee that the employees have to make, in a pot that the employees have to clean, and eventually a parking space that is 100 feet closer to the entrance so I can get into the office even quicker...

Nah, forgive me for passing on being a "winner."

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Making money for your boss of course!

[–] sporkler@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago

Basing your self worth on making money for your betters and then sacrificing everything for it.

[–] TheAgeOfSuperboredom@lemmy.ca 103 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He's right. I'm committed to getting paid and doing what I want.

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[–] withabeard@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 day ago

Excuse me sir, we appear to have a different definition of "winning".

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 40 points 1 day ago

Fuck this guy. I say we guillotine him as an example to the others.

[–] MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world 67 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Until I have the same unlimited upside as a founder does, I’m committed to work life balance. If you’re a wage employee, there is not point in giving your life to your job.

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[–] martin4598@lemm.ee 16 points 1 day ago

Looking at him, he may need a bit of work-life balance.

[–] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I agree, it's not winning unless you're crying, exhausted and with barely any more money than any other average folk unable to use it properly hoping for early retirement just before the economic crash leads you to being fired and having nepotism replace you instead!

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[–] lorski@sopuli.xyz 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Linkedin is a meat market for capitalist labor. It is very anti- worker, pro capitalist douchebaggery. Fuck Linkedin.

[–] iamkindasomeone@feddit.org 1 points 13 hours ago

You will never be able to afford a two bedroom apartment with that kind of attitude, sir!

[–] DrownedRats@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Thats exactly the kind of thing I would expect the founder of LinkedIn to say. Bet there's a bunch of absolute lunatics ready to repost that to their own linked in page.

Winning what for whom, you blubbering dipshit?

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