Simon Sinek
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Work hard, play hard is a stupid philosophy, right?
Work smart, play always, right?
And the point is, that's why I think it's important for companies to talk about their why, talk about their values, be honest about them because you'll attract people who will more likely want to work within the boundaries that you're setting, right?
Right?
So for example, people often ask me about Amazon.
Isn't Amazon a horrible place to work?
Right?
And I'll say, well, they never lied.
They never lied.
Right.
They didn't say, oh my God, it's a party here every day.
Everybody's like, it's just like unicorns and rainbows.
You work three hours and you go home.
Right.
They never lied.
They're pretty public about it's a really demanding job with ridiculous hours.
And even the people who love it over the last two years, you know, like it's a really hard place to work.
But if you like those conditions...
then go work there.
And here's some benefits that come with those conditions.