BIG Brands Should Never Do This...

21 May 2026 · 1 min

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This content was created by Eric Siu. This content was uploaded by Eric Siu. This is a YouTube video titled "BIG Brands Should Never Do This..." (created 2026-05-21). The excerpt is a monologue-style commentary by a single speaker (labeled SPEAKER A) discussing bureaucracy at large companies—using eBay as an example—arguing that growing layers of assistants and perks create inefficiency and distance leaders from the core business. The speaker draws a business lesson about prioritizing the company’s operations over excessive staffing and luxury perks.

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Here's what I'll say about eBay. I think when you become larger and larger, a lot of bureaucracy comes and starts to become inefficient. You're still going to need the super AI-pilled people. You want those people on your team. Some of the examples he was giving me, like there's a lot of people, they take forever to respond. There's a lot of assistants, there's an assistant's assistant, and then they're flying around in jets or on vacation all the time and all this stuff that tends to happen when you add more and more layers, you get further away from the truth. I think there's something to be learned. I think there's a great business lesson from this as well. When you run a business, it's about taking care of the business first and foremost. It's not about having an assistant and an assistant's assistant and then having all these private jets and taking all these vacations. That gets away from the main point of the business.