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Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

billiglaan — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:53:22 -0000

Hiring a workaholic is allright, as loong as you treat people right.

Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

metin 2 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:05:27 -0000

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Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

farmville — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:04:36 -0000

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Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

kpss — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:03:45 -0000

zannetmeyin ki gücümüz yok durgunuz. Zannetmeyin ki silahımız yok suskunuz. Zaman bekliyoruz FIRTINLAR kopacak . Fırtınalar öncesi hep böyle durgunuz.

Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

metin 2 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:48:20 -0000

zannetmeyin ki gücümüz yok durgunuz. Zannetmeyin ki silahımız yok suskunuz. Zaman bekliyoruz FIRTINLAR kopacak . Fırtınalar öncesi hep böyle durgunuz....

Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

kpss — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:47:40 -0000

zannetmeyin ki gücümüz yok durgunuz. Zannetmeyin ki silahımız yok suskunuz. Zaman bekliyoruz FIRTINLAR kopacak . Fırtınalar öncesi hep böyle durgunuz.

Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

Poker — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:49:49 -0000

Workholic people can make difference to a startUp.People who love their can produce best result on the required time. startup depends on the type of leader it has and the policy used for the motivation of the dedicated people.

Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

Christine — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:06:35 -0000

Great post; I work for a small business that was started up 10-15 years ago, and I think my boss has done an excellent job of encouraging hard work and recruiting passionate people. It makes a lot of sense to require both passion and hard work within potential employees.

Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

Benjamin Yoskovitz — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:23:44 -0000

Devin - thanks for the comment, very much appreciated.

Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

Devin T. — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:08:54 -0000

You can't expect people to work hard for your business if they are being ground to a pulp. They will hate you no matter how much they like working. Why? Because they aren't getting rewarded and harbor resentment towards their superiors. It's instinctive reaction to being taken advantage of. The average business doesn't make money the first 3 years. I know that, but not everyone who works along side me knows that. I've seen a lot of people come and go because they can't handle the pressure without the pay.

Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

Joe Cigarettes — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:23:14 -0000

I agree that startups require a level of effort that is far above what we normally see in an average enterprise. Eighteen hour days are the norm, and high stress is the game. It's terribly difficult to know ahead of time, just how someone is going to perform in that kind of environment. The more likely scenario is that you will hire a bunch of people, and then have to do some rearranging and rehires/fires after you get started, just because people's personalities change under pressure.

Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

Benjamin Yoskovitz — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:21:20 -0000

Clayton - Thanks for the comment. I agree that instilling passion in workers is key; they have to want to work for YOU as the leader. Even if some of the work isn't their favorite, or isn't ideal ... you have to be able to push them forward through that with your own passion and ability to motivate and inspire.

Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

Clayton Shumway — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:09:42 -0000

Good read. I think the most challenging thing for a CEO (or manager) is inspiring passion in the workers. This may be what has launched Apple to where it is today, Steve Jobs not only has the passion but the ability to inspire it in the citizens of his Apple empire.

Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

böcek ilaçlama — Fri, 01 May 2009 09:50:12 -0000

workaholism is a common type of dysfunctional behavior. It is a destructive behavior pattern that is not normal. Simply working hard from time to time is not actually called workahalic. We all have to do that occasionally. It becomes dysfunctional when the duration and intensity of the behavior get out of control and begin affecting your life in a negative manner. Workaholics must fix this problem first if they want to be more product

Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

Drew — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:11:15 -0000

Heck yes hire a 'workaholic'. It's better than hiring a drug addict.

Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

Mary Ann — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:03:40 -0000

Workaholism is a common type of dysfunctional behavior. It is a destructive behavior pattern that is not normal. Simply working hard from time to time is not actually called workahalic. We all have to do that occasionally. It becomes dysfunctional when the duration and intensity of the behavior get out of control and begin affecting your life in a negative manner. Workaholics must fix this problem first if they want to be more productive

Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

prahsantgorule@gmail.com — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:43:32 -0000

no i never hire Workaholics. start up need more beneficiary before starting. i watch many online Pc video on the net.. i think it doesn't work.

Thanks

Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

Aaron — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:05:42 -0000

I think the productivity of the person being hired whether startup or workaholics solely depends on the one they answer to in the company. If they are able to interact well and trust this person, the productivity of that individual will always be one that is beneficial to the company,

Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

Barry Wheeler — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:33:38 -0000

It's a delicate balance I think. Startups require lots of hard work, and workaholics may burn out. How can you develop this balance is another thing.

Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

Martin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:09:41 -0000

Quote: "Find the people you think can provide the best for you, work a holic or not"

Could not agree more. You can't decide the quality of the employee that way.

Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

Ivan Lasagne — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:02:22 -0000

Workaholics or not, its a hard question. Find the people you think can provide the best for you, work a holic or not :)

Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

atam — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:19:09 -0000

Offcourse, its better to hire workaholics then lazy one.
I know from my experience and starting a new business. I hired my friend... lazy... it ended bad... i could not chase him away because he was my friend...

Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

Annika, Sista Minuten Resor — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:59:52 -0000

I always remind myself to set limits on the hours and attention I devote to my job.
You should also remember to set aside quality time for your personal relationships and pleasures.

Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

Jared — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:37:34 -0000

I myself have been a workaholic the first time I stepped into becoming an employee for an institution. It was a desire to teach and exhaust all energy into it that I define myself as a workaholic. I must say that the institution definitely benefited from my services. I think that in time, when I would be able to afford putting up an offline business of my own, I would hire those that love to work and know what overtime or passion means.

Re: Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?

Liv Marcus — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:21:07 -0000

Personally in my experience its the workaholics who are both most productive and most unproductive. Sometimes they rock a company out, and other times they are a liability.

In the end I think they bring more benefit than negative to a new startup. And I tend to think of myself as a workaholic junkie.