my answer would be yes . . . and that’s just an opinion based on the “vibe” out there and the reviews on Glassdoor. also my opinion is that when companies get to be of a certain size, that “love” which was possible with the early employees and a small company size simply get pushed out of the way by formal Human Resource departments
i’ve worked at a place that for its first 10 years had half-day Fridays with a keg of beer – unfortunately, i started there when they were 15 years old . . . no more beer . . .
the love factor makes a big difference and i was reminded about how Linden Lab was in 2006 – it felt very loving and like everyone was in it together. i remember one time phoning in to support just to thank them for doing a great job. the Linden i spoke to put my name and my thanks up on their scrolling love board (i don’t remember if that was its actual name). that night i had several Linden’s give me their bears – that was such a wonderful time and those bears were very cherished by me
When someone recognized another’s hard work, “It made you feel wonderful,” he said. Plus, since the messages were public, it gave upper management a clear sense of who was out (and under) performing. link
Philip commands big dollars to speak at conferences and even though he hasn’t been very involved in Second Life for four years, he still talks about the importance of that love
to a certain extent, i believe that Philip really believes in that love stuff, and maybe that’s what is missing from LL these days
Sadly that’s what happens when things go corporate. It’s all about the cold hard cash, there’s no room for love.
I see it regular where I work, when some young kid joins the management team and you hear him/her say they’ll tread on anyone’s toes to get to the top. Well til they meet me, then I pound them down a few rungs off the corporate ladder.
I can’t blame them, in my youthful exuberance I was the same, but now for me it’s all about the love. Unfortunately that goes against the principles of corporations.
Eros Deus
11 May 12 at 6:15 pm
gee, I was only feeling bad for not getting free beer
you are right, ambition and personal ego have messed up many things – companies especially and especially when that founding energy is gone as with Philip and LL
Ener Hax
11 May 12 at 8:19 pm
Funnily enough Ener, Phillip left SL and has become involved in a project called – Love machine Inc. Looks like he took the love away with him.
This comment section has given me an idea for a blog XD
*WOOT ENER!*
Eros Deus
12 May 12 at 3:19 am
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12 May 12 at 4:00 am
“…he still talks about the importance of that love.
This probably doesn’t mean what we think it actually does. The interpretation is the emotion, I think the real meaning is “love” as a resource in philips mind.
Whether its love or kegs on a Friday, it may just be an identified strategy to oil the wheels to get things to a milestone faster.
Phillips idea is now a marketable product.
Breen Whitman
12 May 12 at 5:25 am