Antiwork

This is from “The War For Late Night” by Bill Carter written in 2010. This was jaw dropping when I first read it. It now just seems like the norm. Lorne walked into Segelstein’s office, sat down, and laid out all the reasons he had decided to resign. And Segelstein, who had a sardonic streak, listened patiently, not uttering a word until Michaels had finished. Then he launched into a story, a parable of sorts, one that touched on the religion of television. “Let me just take you through what will happen when you leave,” Segelstein began. “When you leave, the show will get worse. But not all of a sudden—gradually. And it will take the audience a while to figure that out. Maybe two, maybe three years. And when it gets to be, you know, awful, and the audience has abandoned it, then we will cancel it. And the…

People still don't know this exists

I cannot tell you how much I value my staff. I credit my staff 100% with every success we encounter. I didn’t start my own business until I was almost 40 and before that I hit the grind just like everyone else: coffee shops, pizza, retail, software development, and eventually IT. The shit you guys are rallying against is a fucking nightmare and all of the employers you post and give shit to 1000% deserve your venom. Employee’s are taking their time to make MY VISION come true. They are SO SO valuable and should be treated with absolutely nothing more than the utmost respect and space. Give someone a job they enjoy, a wage that is commensurate, and just give them SPACE and an open avenue of communication and no shit they will blossom and give you the world in return. Keep doing what you are doing because as…