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In a leaked memo, Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke put limits on employees having side hustles, saying Shopify requires 'unshared attention'::Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke discourages employees from side hustles in company memo, saying their jobs require their undivided attention.

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[–] [email protected] 166 points 1 year ago (3 children)

"Our company is like a professional sports team, except we are definitely not going to pay you like actual professional sports players." - a guy who makes way too much money

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well this is it. The top comment. 100% accuracy.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fuck Shopify sideways with a rusty pineapple. 🤌🏼

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I like the platform but that founder creeps me the fuck out.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How exactly does a pineapple become rusty?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

One adds the rust purposefully I believe

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Looks at all the sponsorship work that professional athletes do outside of playing their sport...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I had a boss who, during a meeting about a raise for me, said "you care more about what you make than I do", which prompted me to up my asked-for salary by 50% on the spot - and he agreed to pay it. This guy was very much like a pro team owner, albeit Ted Stepien.