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Microsoft chief Bill Gates, the college dropout turned worlds richest man, admits that his own tireless work ethic made him one of the worlds most difficult men to work for.
I was quite fanatical about work. I worked weekends, I didnt really believe in vacations. I had to be a little careful not to try and apply my standards to how hard they worked, he said in an interview on BBC 4 radios Desert Island Discs. That fanaticism led to him tracking the comings and goings of employees, so he could monitor just how much midnight oil they were burning. You know, I knew everyones license plates so I could look out in the parking lot and see, when did people come in, when were they leaving, he said. Eventually I had to loosen up, as the company got to a reasonable size.
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