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by bcantrill 1110 days ago
Yes, and at Oxide we have taken this a step further, being explicit about the fact that values are in tension[0] -- and then even asking candidates to describe a time when our values came into tension for them and how they dealt with it.[1] Not to imply that any of this is pat or easy, but I think it's been helpful to explicit about that tension -- and it has also (broadly) prevented us from weaponizing values (another common failure mode).

[0] https://oxide.computer/principles

[1] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xtofg-fMQfZoq8Y3oSAKjEgD...