[Shaddox]

I'm aware that, as a founder, he's obviously very interested in the success of his product. His mentality however carried over the acquisition and past inertia. Giving him the benefit of the doubt, I think his problem is that he's passionate.

And I don't mean the corporate lingo 'passionate', I mean the actual passionate. I strongly advise any passionate people to not seek to turn their passion into a job. Because it's a long journey full of suffering.

Your bosses will drive you insane. Your clients will drive you insane. Your coworkers will drive you especially mad. You will feel pain every time you will be asked to cut corners. No one will appreciate the finer details of your work. You will become the office insufferable twat. Passed every promotion.

The sweet spot is somewhere between "I don't hate it" and "I kind of like it". You can learn to like something if you do it long enough.

[mattm]

Completely agree. My motto for work is that you want to care the right amount. It's hopefully obvious that caring too little is bad. But caring too much can also be a bad thing.

[ZephyrBlu]

Well this is depressing to read, especially this bit: "The sweet spot is somewhere between "I don't hate it" and "I kind of like it". You can learn to like something if you do it long enough."

It seems like a great way to waste 40 hours of your life every week.

[m4x]

> It seems like a great way to waste 40 hours of your life every week.

This seems like the more depressing take to me. Most people don't have the good fortune to work in jobs they truly love - yet many of those jobs are still important and not at all a waste of your life.

To take an extreme example, most rubbish collectors probably dislike their job. Yet doing it provides an important service to society. I would never tell the person who takes my trash away that their efforts are a waste of their life...

[ZephyrBlu]

I agree that not everyone is fortunate to work in a job that they enjoy, but the OP is saying to purposefully choose not to work a job you really enjoy even when you have the option to do so.

[izacus]

Except that this guy IS a boss and he's been demanding that his employees copy his "passion" against their contractual benefits. Or wellbeing.

[microtherion]

And he is also demanding that the second those employees burn out (possibly due to too much passion, and too little attention paid to their wellbeing), he be allowed to put them out to pasture.