Adam Leventhal

Oh, we're not even done? Holy smokes.

Yes. There is sort of a Dickensian, like...

Yes. There is sort of a Dickensian, like...

I don't have to take vacation to finish the project?

I don't have to take vacation to finish the project?

We'll split the difference. Take half as vacation. Take them unpaid. That's fine. It's not vacation.

We'll split the difference. Take half as vacation. Take them unpaid. That's fine. It's not vacation.

Amazon is a lot of things, but I don't think they're stupid. And just letting some subset of your employees opt out is pretty stupid. It's an opportunity to make sure that the least productive employees stay and the most productive employees walk out. It is.

Amazon is a lot of things, but I don't think they're stupid. And just letting some subset of your employees opt out is pretty stupid. It's an opportunity to make sure that the least productive employees stay and the most productive employees walk out. It is.

Hmm. I think there's something to that. I think there's something to that. I think you're right about the emotional aspect of it and that sort of shock of like, where is everyone? I think there's a lack of trust, which I would also chalk up into like sort of a paranoia. But I think there may also be like a financial aspect to it, like a sunk cost fallacy. Like we're paying for all this.

Hmm. I think there's something to that. I think there's something to that. I think you're right about the emotional aspect of it and that sort of shock of like, where is everyone? I think there's a lack of trust, which I would also chalk up into like sort of a paranoia. But I think there may also be like a financial aspect to it, like a sunk cost fallacy. Like we're paying for all this.

So why aren't people using it?

So why aren't people using it?

Yeah, I don't think it's crazy at all. I think, yeah, I think there's something to it. I don't know how to sort of evaluate that. I wonder how we'll kind of shake that out over time, but I can definitely keep it in mind.

Yeah, I don't think it's crazy at all. I think, yeah, I think there's something to it. I don't know how to sort of evaluate that. I wonder how we'll kind of shake that out over time, but I can definitely keep it in mind.

And we've invited Matt, also known as my friend Matt.

And we've invited Matt, also known as my friend Matt.

Yeah, exactly right. But Matt, I don't want to tee up too much. So just what's on your mind?

Yeah, exactly right. But Matt, I don't want to tee up too much. So just what's on your mind?

That's not you. No, 100%.