Nvidia’s employees are suddenly so rich and happy that the company’s got a ‘semi retirement’ problem, insiders say::undefined

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    11 months ago

    Problem? Isn’t this the goal of any company - make a lot of money, primarily for the shareholders, but in this case employees are also the shareholders themselves. They are not a charity, they’re in this to make money.

    One of the rare example of success in capitalism.

    (and maybe a taste of what different systems could achieve if we didn’t separate ownership and employment)

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      11 months ago

      Yeah, really awesome that 2 decades of market manipulation allowed them to be the monopoly on AI. Such good capitalism, when even the longest silicon producer, Intel, can’t even compete. I love my two party capitalism.

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        11 months ago

        Capitalist solution: Pay better.

        There’s only so many times you can break apart a company that essentially makes ‘one’ product lol.

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          11 months ago

          The solution are the bent sheet metal cans that only take one manufacture, a few machines, and some steel to make. The way folded towels have been dispensed for >50 years. But everyone needs to make money on everything, so having a metal can that you pull one folded paper towel from isn’t enough control over the one person that wants to steal the whole thing.

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      11 months ago

      You mean the companies with more money than most countries? Yeah I’m sure they’re really struggling to get enough work out of employees.

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        11 months ago

        At a corporate level I agree, I could not give less of a shit.

        At a peer level, it sucks, like it would at any job where a team member is dead weight.

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    11 months ago

    Huh, maybe I should get back in touch with my colleague who was trying to get me to join him at nVidia.

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    11 months ago

    When Panera doesn’t pay their employees enough, it’s hard to motivate people. When Nvidia pays their employees a lot, it’s hard to motivate people.

    If we have to pick one, pick the one that allows you to hire basically anyone you want, and hire new people who are motivated.