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		<title>The dangers of working at a dot com</title>
		<link>http://www.joroto.com/blog/2010/03/13/the-dangers-of-working-at-a-dot-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Boukis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Presidential Speak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dangers of start-ups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dangers of startups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dangers of the ipod]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dangerse of dot coms]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ron, a programmer for Joroto, Inc. is a typical example of the entrepreneur who creates all the success he could want.  However, the working conditions at Joroto are just horrible, and one has to ask if this should be the end result of a programmer's success. <a href="http://www.joroto.com/blog/2010/03/13/the-dangers-of-working-at-a-dot-com/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Working for a dot com can be much less glamorous than advertised.  It can even be downright inhumane.  The vast wealth gained by programming iPod applications, or reaching any mass audience when one is not prepared, can lead to a tortured life.</p>
<p>Always keep this in mind:  If you are buying Joroto&#8217;s products, you will be contributing to this morbid lifestyle.  You are helping to provide too much money to too few people, and usually they are programmers.  Those are the last ones who will know what to do with their success.  Here is an expose displaying the effects of success on Joroto:</p>
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<p>JB</p>
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