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Safia on Workforce Management: 'You Don't Want to End Up Like an SOE'

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1Satya conducted an interview with a person who identified as 'Safia,' described as a founder and CEO, on the topic of workforce management.Satya, SafiaInstagram Video (Primary Source) (archived)
2Asked why a founder should care about their workforce, Safia said: 'Your ideas can get you so far, you need people to actually put those ideas from paper to reality and convert that to something actually tangible.'SafiaInstagram Video (Primary Source) (archived)
3Safia said: 'If you don't care about your workforce, you might end up being like an SOE. You don't wanna do that.'Safia, SOEInstagram Video (Primary Source) (archived)
4Safia said she had tried to use free labor, but 'you can get away with free labor, but then the tax man comes after you and then that's a big hassle.'Safia, tax authoritiesInstagram Video (Primary Source) (archived)
5Safia said the company maintains 'this really flat structure' where 'people don't complain about bureaucracy or slowness' and 'the workforce is motivated and that in turn motivates me.'SafiaInstagram Video (Primary Source) (archived)
6Safia said 'every single person we've ever hired has been with us till today.'SafiaInstagram Video (Primary Source) (archived)
7Safia said the sea of employees whose lives are 'dependent on what we're building' gave her 'a sense of purpose' and made her 'more motivated to do funny interviews.'SafiaInstagram Video (Primary Source) (archived)
8Safia said: 'There's nothing funny about this interview. Yeah, I'm sorry, I mean I'm at a serious interview. Interviews from distinguished journalists.'SafiaInstagram Video (Primary Source) (archived)
9The interview ended after Satya asked Safia: 'Who did you vote for?'Satya, SafiaInstagram Video (Primary Source) (archived)