Inside GitHub's Super-Lean Management Strategy (2013)fastcompany.com 36 pointsknowbody11 years ago7 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−brycethornton11yThis is from almost two years ago. This tweet from Zach Holman leads me to believe that things have changed:https://twitter.com/holman/status/592757813107101697−technoweenie11yCorrect. Though I wouldn't say the company is any less remote friendly than it used to be.−amirmc11yThis was written about 5-6 months before the sexual harassment claims, lawsuit, investigation, and the later departure of one of the cofounders.My take on this is that lack of 'management' might seem like fun but there's a reason most grown-up companies have more process.http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/bits/2014/04/21/github-found...−feedjoelpie11yMuch of this is no longer true because, as I understand it, it didn't really scale.−Poiesis11yI personally don't find it off putting, but I bet the frequent references to "beer-thirty" and "drink-ups" could be offputting to a fair amount of people.−pc8611yIt's not that I would find it off putting, I quite enjoy happy hours and having optional social interaction with coworkers outside of work.It's just that they're such tired, cliche phrases.−Oompa11y"beer-thirty" is now "The Show" and "drink-ups" are now called "Meetups". This article is rather old.
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This is from almost two years ago. This tweet from Zach Holman leads me to believe that things have changed:
https://twitter.com/holman/status/592757813107101697
Correct. Though I wouldn't say the company is any less remote friendly than it used to be.
This was written about 5-6 months before the sexual harassment claims, lawsuit, investigation, and the later departure of one of the cofounders.
My take on this is that lack of 'management' might seem like fun but there's a reason most grown-up companies have more process.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/bits/2014/04/21/github-found...
Much of this is no longer true because, as I understand it, it didn't really scale.
I personally don't find it off putting, but I bet the frequent references to "beer-thirty" and "drink-ups" could be offputting to a fair amount of people.
It's not that I would find it off putting, I quite enjoy happy hours and having optional social interaction with coworkers outside of work.
It's just that they're such tired, cliche phrases.
"beer-thirty" is now "The Show" and "drink-ups" are now called "Meetups". This article is rather old.