A. My hoddest sense of why everybody is leaving is because they're tired of jason and david's behaviour, r the suppression of voices of any dessent. One employee told me, mb newton, they really don't care what employers have to say. A. What this speaks to is the nature of capitalism. It's it is actually the truth that the founders and owners of the company get to decide. And employees should realize that when they go to work at a company, they're getting paid cash, stock options, farmers market credits, et cetera, in exchange for their work product.
Jason weighs in on Basecamp's ban of political discussion at work (10:57), the ensuing employee exodus (22:40), shares his policy for his companies (26:32), answers a listener's question about how to surround yourself with great people (40:09), and more! Pod Notes: http://bit.ly/e1208Tnotes