Friday, March 2, 2012
Notch Distributed The Millions He Earned In 2011 Among His Employees
Notch Distributed The Millions He Earned In 2011 Among His Employees - What would you do if you suddenly found yourself 3 million dollars richer? Would you buy a house? Live on a boat? Get a diamond grill and a tattoo that says �nerd life� across your torso? All good ideas, but what if, instead, you decided to be the most awesome person ever, and give the money to your employees?
That�s what Mojang�s Notch did. Thanks to the astonishing success of Minecraft, he pocketed around 3 million dollars in dividends from Mojang. At which point, he decided to reinvest it in the company, by which we mean, give his employees an incredible year end bonus :
In an industry ruled by alpha dog status seekers living in immense palatial estates, it�s kind of nice to see someone whose wealth didn�t turn them into a cliche. Congratulations, Mojang employees. You might be the only people in the business whose bosses aren�t bastards.