[mhx1138]

Kind of sad to think that a company just went bankrupt, while their employees were working on their own companies instead. No blame for OP. But what should managers do in challenging situations to prevent their team from losing focus?

[uoaei]

Why would you jump to the conclusion that a bankruptcy after 1.5 years is the fault of the underlings and not of leadership? Especially in such a shifty, cutthroat, regulated, and nuanced industry as fintech.

[egesabanci]

I could not agree more.

[londons_explore]

This depends on the country. Some countries the expectation is you work your contracted 35 hours, and all the rest of your time and energy is yours to use as you please - including having a side-hustle.

The existence of all these side hustles in that case probably wasn't the reason the company failed.

[f6v]

> But what should managers do in challenging situations to prevent their team from losing focus?

Force them to spend 12 hours in the office, of course.

[cellis]

Or sleep in the office. Worked for FTX.