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What Removing Credit Cards from Our SAAS Signup Did to Our Revenue(phoneburner.com)
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by espyb 14y ago
I understand your feelings on this, but I suspect that depends upon the degree to which someone is able to compartmentalize and multi-task. Having a work life and a personal life doesn't have to be an either/or proposition, even if you wor
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by espyb 14y ago
I agree wholeheartedly with your statement regarding autonomy, mastery and purpose. Paying someone is often not enough to make them feel valued.
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by espyb 14y ago
I see your point, there are likely just as many people who consider being male an advantage, as there are people who consider being female to be an advantage in this situation. The only person(s) who actually knows why she got the internsh
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by espyb 14y ago
I love this idea of encouraging people to both take a little time for themselves and for others! It may seem like a sacrifice to lose 2 work days a month, but you may find that those 2 days allow you to be more focused and productive durin
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by espyb 14y ago
I had as much legitimate mail going to the spam folder as I did actual spam, though I had entirely too much of that too. It's pretty useless IMO.
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by espyb 14y ago
Exactly. A good friend wouldn't. That's a comment from someone looking to find a reason to explain their own lack of success. A good friend would congratulate you, regardless of whether you beat them out for the job or not. Sounds like
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by espyb 14y ago
I agree, using the term 'earned', rather than 'deserved' is an excellent suggestion. For some reason 'deserve' has always bothered me. I believe in working for and earning what I receive. Deserve in my mind implies something given to you
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by espyb 14y ago
True to a certain degree, but you could also say that money provides greater autonomy. However there are also people who work because they choose to, rather than because they have to, and I doubt they all consider it a hobby. Some people
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by espyb 14y ago
Agreed. In my experience Google is notoriously bad at customer service of all types, and attempts to share constructive feedback are ignored. So making it easier to provide feedback is worthless if you don't have a system to actually inte
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by espyb 14y ago
I currently have a sleep schedule similar to your previous schedule... work until I'm done with projects, usually Midnight to 2:00 am, sleep until 9 or 10 am. However I've noticed recently that I wake up nearly every night around 5 am, reg
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by espyb 14y ago
They would disappear briefly, only to reappear as a new shell corporation. That's the whole point for many of them, no real liability. They hide behind false information, then disappear when it's convenient and start over. So I doubt the
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by espyb 14y ago
That's a common occurrence for myself and many of the designers I work with. Regarding content, we are at the client's mercy, and unfortunately I find their sense of urgency is often nearly non-existent.