Han Wang insists his intentions were pure.
The 25-year-old cofounder of Mintlify is a prolific X poster, sending off his snippets of management philosophy to the platform’s techies. One of his essays fanned the flames of Silicon Valley’s hardcore workplace debate. He called it: “Remember to not smile.”
Wang said that the essay’s lesson was “challenging yourself and seeking discomfort.” Commenters took it differently: they saw a piece of performative overwork, telling employees to labor until they’re miserable. Founders whom Wang looked up to criticized him; his friends publicly posted their reasons for disagreeing with him.
Critics of his post…
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