[VLM]

That's a cult relationship, not an employee employer relationship.

I'm not talking about value judgments in that I admit there are probably more toxic employee/employer relationships than toxic cult relationships. Toxic cult realtionships are more famous, brogrammers, literally drinking the kool aide, etc.

Just saying the number of people wanting a professional relationship is going to be a lot higher than people wanting a cult relationship, so you're going to have trouble building the best team when you're limiting the hiring pool to, well, basically friends.

[balls187]

> That's a cult relationship, not an employee employer relationship.

Some tech companies have abused this mentality to make this feel like a cult relationship, but I see this as just like any non-tech company that has company sponsored soft-ball teams, bowling leagues, picnics, holiday parties etc.

I think I understand your sentiment, but I do believe if you were to speak to the people who work for me, they don't feel that it's a cult.

Google's research into management had a pretty strong point that managers who took interest in someone as more than an employee were more effective.

[balls187]

> if you were to speak to the people who work for me, they don't feel that it's a cult.

Then again, people in a cult, never say they're in a cult.