VirtuDesk
9 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 3 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Dec 14, 2021 by Pavel Stepanov · said 11 times in 1 episodes since 2021 · across every show →
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2021 11 mentions in 1 episode
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Dec 14, 2021 positive
Stepanov: Creating bespoke organizational roles for exceptional candidates is generally correct
“Sometimes we've been creating positions just for the right person. Right person comes along. We like him. We want to hire this person. We want him to be part of a team. We create the position for him. And guess what? Most of the time, it's actually right decis…”
Dec 14, 2021
Dec 14, 2021
Stepanov: Set payroll frequency to match business systems, not worker preference
“Again, keep in mind, Sean, you need to pay how your business works, not how it's convenient for them. They would love to get paid every day. You actually set up the rules. You're the employer and you set up how your company is running, not how they want to get…”
Dec 14, 2021 negative
Stepanov: Performance bonuses should only be used for sales roles
“Only for sales positions where actually bonus is tied to the specific performance of the sales. It's hard to tie bonus to any like admin work, something that it's not sales specific because you can throw money at a problem, but it's not going to fix the proble…”
Dec 14, 2021 negative
Stepanov: Direct foreign hires cannot be written off on US taxes
“If you're hiring somebody directly in another country, the money you pay them, you would not be able to write it off on taxes. So this person would have no status because there's no provision in the U.S. For you to write off foreign employees or foreign contra…”
Dec 14, 2021
Stepanov explicitly prohibits salary advances and personal loans in offshore contracts
“I would actually write it out in a contract that your pay is only going to be conditioned on those terms. I would actually prescribe Describe in the contract that there's not going to be any advances paid out or any loans given. It's against your company polic…”
Dec 14, 2021 positive
Stepanov: Framing work as 'with' leadership eliminates deference and enables open dialogue
“I don't say work for you. I say, you're actually working with you all the time. That's what I tell my employees. We work together. I, there's people working with me, not for me. The reason being is because again, I want to make sure that people understand we'r…”
Dec 14, 2021
Stepanov: Virtual assistant failure is the founder's fault, not the assistant's
“Your virtual assistant is a reflection of your business, of how you are running the company. If you think your virtual assistant sucks after working with you for a certain number of years, you need to look at your business model. You need to look at your organ…”
Dec 14, 2021 negative
Stepanov actively eliminates hierarchical honorifics like 'boss' among offshore workers
“They call me boss Pavel. I said, please don't do this. I've been called sir in interviews and I'm like, look, come on. I'm your age or younger. Come on. Yeah. They call you sir. Sean. We try to eliminate that as a, it's not part of our culture. So those who wo…”