http://dylan.tweney.com/2006/12/21/craigslist-meets-the-capitalists/ If you're bored, you're not paying attention Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:50:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://dylan.tweney.com/2006/12/21/craigslist-meets-the-capitalists/comment-page-1/#comment-2832 Financial freedom is a myth, try optimism instead » Brazen Careerist Fri, 22 Dec 2006 09:17:53 +0000 http://dylan.tweney.com/2006/12/21/craigslist-meets-the-capitalists/#comment-2832 [...] Financial freedom is becoming an outdated goal for today’s workers. Jim Buckmaster, chief executive of Craigslist, mystified Wall St. analysts when he explained that he’s not interested in building a megacompany, and he just wants to maintain Craigslist as a company that gives people what they need (via the tweney review). But I think most people are not so much mystified as just plain grateful for the down-to-earth attitude at Craigslist. And plenty of research shows that the people at Craigslist have the right attitude; it’s futile to make money a career goal since you’ll never feel like you have enough. [...] [...] Financial freedom is becoming an outdated goal for today’s workers. Jim Buckmaster, chief executive of Craigslist, mystified Wall St. analysts when he explained that he’s not interested in building a megacompany, and he just wants to maintain Craigslist as a company that gives people what they need (via the tweney review). But I think most people are not so much mystified as just plain grateful for the down-to-earth attitude at Craigslist. And plenty of research shows that the people at Craigslist have the right attitude; it’s futile to make money a career goal since you’ll never feel like you have enough. [...]

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