Not sure if this is the best comm for this post, but it really hit home with me, and is getting some good discussion in my circles.

  • IlIlIlIlIlIlIl [any]
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    4 years ago

    a bootstrapping phase where workers often work for free in exchange for equity in the company

    what the actual fuck? is this common?

    • pppp1000 [he/him]
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      edit-2
      4 years ago

      Unfortunately yes. You can go on Angelist and check out some of the job description.

      • spectre [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Literally a [potential] ticket to the ruling class. Still takes a ton of privilege to attempt, but it's a high risk-high reward type deal (sorry it didn't work out Porkroll). Of course it shouldn't work this way, but I definitely don't see it as a worker exploitation type thing personally.