Why do I have 80 Staff?

[@ImFeja]

Don't let this video hide the real reason: Linus needed more friends

[@inventiveowl395]

Correction: all the people currently in LTT needed more friends weSmart

[@mrb.5610]

And has to pay good money for them, too.

[@yentlotto3623]

And a razor brand, who likes to sponsor him.

[@clayton8829]

He’s real life Michael Scott

[@CapnSlipp]

This is every geek’s dream: Don’t just win friends with smooth talking and nice house, win them by hiring them and paying them to do things that make you even more money.

[@nogoat]

Well it's easy. Everytime Colton is fired, Linus hires someone.

[@alexskolnick337]

They would be way more staff lol

[@harbl99]

Colton has now snuck back in via the fire escape 79 times.

[@Neoxon619]

@@alexskolnick337 I mean, they could probably use more staff anyway given how much LMG is expanding. And Colton did fail to stop Dennis from wrecking Linus’s house.

[@Neoxon619]

@@thelightsilent ……What?

[@DJ-Plunder]

why should he be fired

[@stephaniegaviria7175]

Honestly I love Dennis because no matter how long it’s been he still acts like he just started

[@quixomega]

Whenever Dennis is on camera he seems surprised that the cameras are there. Working for LTT for as long as he did you'd think he would expect it by now.

[@tudorgramada4164]

I wonder how is he still working there sometimes🤣

[@stephaniegaviria7175]

@@tudorgramada4164 cause we would riot if we found out he was gone Protect DENNIS 😜

[@AtotehZ]

@@tudorgramada4164 He's good at his job. Heard it said he's really good at getting things done when he's in the zone.

[@MT-bp7ub]

Awesome team! 😉

[@revoblam7975]

I love how the second Dennis got on screen the plot changed from an informative LTT video to a Channel Super Fun shenanigan

[@KarlRock]

04:37 “I spend a lot of time at your house, and watch you naked. 3 times total.” Incredible line 😂

[@devon-crain]

Dennis really is the goat

[@RingmaiWar]

Arey bhai ap bi inkey video dekhtey hain

[@neoanderz]

Bro you watch LTT too. NICE!

[@Dark.Syndicate]

so what countries are you planning to visit in the future??

[@ErenYILDIZ_01]

2:54 does anybody know what keyboard is that with screen

[@willblanton3120]

Love the segment with Ed! L: “What do you do here?” Ed: “That’s a good question! I’m just gonna pack my bags because I knew this day was coming…”

[@daultimate100]

That was gold 😂

[@eduardotoscano8916]

Gives Creed Braton vibes

[@cutieapplepie]

😂😂

[@Epd3mik]

Would you help me write out the timestamp? :)

[@DuskGuy217]

@@Epd3mik Ed's segment at 12:44

[@AthanImmortal]

23:08 Jake coming in full throttle is finally the kind of "F with the boss" energy I was looking for.

[@fluphybunny930]

Jake was tewrrible at first but VERY quickly came across natural and knowledgeable. Love Jake and Alex.

[@HemanthKPDesiGamer]

I want to like this but it’s at 666

[@scottg3192]

@@sdHansy Just because you're old, doesn't mean you automatically get more respect. Believing this makes me respect you way less.

[@pixelmaster98]

@@sdHansy I'm sure Jake respects Linus as lot, and the same is most likely true the other way around as well. It's just that we're living in 2022, where respect can be expressed in other ways beyond "yes sir", "hello sir" or "please excuse the fact that a lowly peasant such as myself exists and bothers you with my presence". For instance, I respect my dad very much, yet I still joke with him or taunt him. And because he's not a stubborn old fart, he doesn't mind it either.

[@ifbootfitz]

If only it wasn't 777 I could like this.

[@ZeHamberglar]

I like how Andy is basically LTT's "fixer" for China.

[@TheRoben]

The fact that despite LMG being, all things considered a fairly big media company, I have to say I'm so happy that the videos still feel as personal as they did in the past.

[@BlooshTV]

well.. that's their brand, is it not?

[@AfaqDraw]

Yessss. There are some other companies that begin to lose this as they grow.

[@AfaqDraw]

@@craftyhr There are a few reasons including the one you said. They are on probation, which means they are in the starting period of their employment in which they could be dismissed if they're not suitable for the role. We don't know if these employees will be in the team in the coming months so they are blurred.

[@RedstoNeman0]

@@AfaqDraw can also be because they only make employees sign authorizations for use of their face after probation period, it's both standard and quite funny to see because ltt is nothing like standard lol

[@bocahdongo7769]

@@RedstoNeman0 at least there's something that they don't try to mess up for sake of "quirky"

[@PrestonGladd]

The funny thing is I clicked on this video and thought, "meh, 27 minutes of his staff, I won't watch much of this", but oddly Linus is so entertaining and the editors keep the video moving at such a good pace I watched the entire video not even realizing 27 minutes had passed.

[@mrlocorio4291]

x2 speed bro.

[@torvaga]

I've been sitting here for 27mins? lol!

[@hammadnayyar7454]

Wait is it that long???

[@MarcinAdamowicz]

Huh I felt the same way when I clicked the video.. It was actually very entertaining till the end..

[@purpolo3168]

wait it was 27 minutes??

[@Raviolimannen]

I started watching LTT pretty much right after the NCIX era, and i remember how fkn blown away I was with the Whole Room Watercooling-series. Back in thoes days you were 6 people, iirc. This is so freaking cool to see this explotion of a company! Super exited for Labs aswell!

[@vectoredwolf]

You know, that might've been the video that got me hooked too. That was an insane project.

[@davidgonzalez-tv1on]

that watercooled room was incredible

[@TheMichaelg1280]

First LTT Video I watched!!

[@kadoban7050]

I still watch that series and the old scrapyard wars series(es) about once a year. They're _so_ good. I can't wait for the new house whole room watercooling series to continue, and to compare how much the style has changed/grow.

[@Monarch15w]

Same here been watching for long time. Miss some of the original crew.

[@zombieraccoon1653]

Production value is always fantastic on LTT and its definitely one of those things that goes unnoticed a lot of the time. Love you guys, keep it up!!

[@Dijitz23]

@@Theunicorn2012 Production value is always fantastic on LTT and its definitely one of those things that goes unnoticed a lot of time. Love you guys, keep it up!!

[@IT10T]

@@Dijitz23 pRODUCTION VALUE IS ALWAYS FANTASTIC ON ltt AND ITS DEFINITELY ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT IS ALWAYS NOTED A LOT OF THE TIME. lOVE YOU GUYS, KEEP IT UP11

[@prosandcons-fl2cc]

@@IT10T PRODUCTION VALUE IS ALWAYS FANTASTIC ON ltt AND ITS DEFINITELY ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT IS ALWAYS NOTED A LOT OF THE TIME. lOVE YOU GUYS, KEEP IT UP1!11!

[@xuploads]

@@prosandcons-fl2cc Production value is always fantastic on LTT and its definitely one of those things that goes unnoticed a lot of time. Love you guys, keep it up!!

[@Spazik86]

Yea it is great Linus has great production quality. It is not so common these days, where even today a lot of videos on YT (even on larger channnels) is shot on iPhone with mediocre quality video and audio...

[@Just_RJ]

the days when it was just Linus, Luke, Yvonne, Ed and Brandon feels like two eras ago, it's actually crazy to see the scale up over the last 10 years

[@Rainaman-]

And yet he doesn't make more money than he used to lol

[@snjert8406]

It's absolutely nuts and yet the progression kinda felt natural

[@abpdev]

@@Rainaman- huh?

[@lexsanderz]

Now it's just another corporate job

[@OneMomentPls]

@@lexsanderz Which he used to fund 80+ people instead of lining his pocket with Lamborghini and Ferrari

[@SkyyMi]

It's crazy how far you have brought the company in such a short time. From a garage to multiple industrial size buildings and still going. Bravo

[@hadihoteit8820]

One of the perquisites of being successful in this industry is having a garage, and starting there.

[@robertt9342]

He’s been making videos for nearly 14 years. It’s been 7 since they moved from the house, I’d hardly call that a short time.

[@DonnyStanley]

@@robertt9342 given the team size from when they moved from the house until now, yeah, that's a really short amount of timr to grow this large. Especially when you consider that they aren't some tech startup that just takes in a bunch of venture capital and grows without sustainability. This is a real, profitable company with multiple revenue streams.

[@robertt9342]

@@DonnyStanley . I disagree. Much like this is not some “tech startup” this isn’t some single KZbinr making content. This is a production company. It’s not “Fast” at all. It’s reasonably if not cautiously paced, completely understandable in how they have parlayed their KZbin success into other related ventures. I am guessing people have not been paying attention to when Linus actually talks about his companies growth. He has inferred that he could have grown faster by taking VC money. If you think 7-14 years is fast growth, long exactly would you think “fast” growth be in the content creation initially centred around KZbin? Do you think this growth should have taken 30 years???? Also, somehow you think that recognizing the pace of growth not being “fast” is equates to a lack of success, where in fact it’s the exact opposite given how he chose to grow the company. It’s been slow and steady and I think it’s been the right move for long term stability.

[@shepherdsgamingrun]

Give or take a decade, Linus will own Surrey.

[@AuthenTech]

I remember the old days when it was just the OG crew... crazy how far and large it's all grown.

[@mohamed1208]

I remember crazy russian days

[@thany3]

Back when 1TB was an unfathomable amount of space. ONE TERABYTE!!

[@seleniumshutter]

I remember the days when the studio tour would reach taran's desk and they would go through the many keyboards, and streamdecks he has

[@cocomadfans950]

Nice

[@RyoHazuki224]

Same. I remember them working out of one little house, with the editors in a newly "whole-room water cooling" bedroom! haha. I remember when they made simple videos of like "This is why we're going to be using such and such Sony cinema camera for production" and whatnot.

[@slapnut892]

The fact that there is an entire department dedicated to Linus dropping things is a thing of beauty.

[@itiscujo]

How have I never realized that Linus is basically Michael Scott if his own company had been the largest paper distributor in the country. I love this channel so much, yall are the best!

[@AdityaWaghmare]

Haha, imagining Linus as Michael is hilarious

[@superghost6]

@@AdityaWaghmare "And our new sponsor of today is..." "Michael, you know we don't have a sponsor" "PAPER!" *Jim smiles awkwardly at camera*

[@itiscujo]

@@superghost6 Oh my gosh I wish so bad there could be some kind of LTT/Office crossover

[@karannsyt]

there is no other perfect description than michael scott for linus

[@TheTrainMaster15]

Dennis is the guy that never seems to be all there but tries his “best”

[@chrisnordby6131]

Dennis is my favourite at LTT. Such a wholesome and innocent dude

[@markstott6689]

I wonder how much of Dennis is an act (apart from destruction of flooring).

[@JmKrokY]

Yes

[@ryanj610]

Did he really wipe down the stairs and catch Linus nekked?

[@jammo7370]

@@markstott6689 if you believe what linus says during dennis' intel upgrade, not much at all. Apparently especially during that upgrade, when the cameras aren't rolling he still acts completely goofy and is living comedy gold.

[@Praderanoire]

As a cinematographer myself, I find myself noticing the camera dept. the most when I watch LTT. Brandon and David are killing it with the lighting and composition.

[@sdtok527]

As a random KZbinr, I find myself not noticing the camera work. Because the camera and writing dept. are probably so good that I am able to just focus on the story haha.

[@harrylane4]

Tech youtube has some of the best cinematography and editing on the site, and LTT is no different.

[@theimaginativeweirdo4537]

@Tech Today Trueee the quality of their vids have degraded

[@vmafarah9473]

I don't like, the camera work, its just normal, nothing special.

[@fxjh21]

@@vmafarah9473 it mostly goes unnoticeable for most people.

[@glenvicknair3813]

Man I remember watching like 8 years ago and y’all really have come so far

[@damian_11_]

Man I remember watching like 8 years ago and y'all really have come so far

[@JRobin.]

@Anunoriginaljoke Dude your bot is broken

[@dimaneywasistdasjetzt]

@Anunoriginaljoke Dude, your bot is broken

[@nauikun]

Yeah, he was a 1 man team back then.

[@theyarentsane]

@@JRobin. Dude your bot is broken

[@klarkolofsson]

My main takeaway is Linus has managed to create jobs for so many people. That’s not common on KZbin. Good job!

[@handlemonium]

And then there's the whole other squad at Floatplane...........

[@camplethargic8]

Ick - referring to fellow human beings and collaborators as "staff" that you "have". Way to reinforce your relatively greater power and importance. I bet Linus/Yertle has some self-awareness to acquire.

[@e.b.1279]

Hear here!! In fact, all those members not only have jobs, but they themselves contribute to their locale economies [grocery, restaurants, discretionaries]. Making good quality, high paying jobs, with happy employees, is fantastic!! In his case, it wasn't an overnight, but it was clear that this was where his head was at all the while... make and grow an educational tech-focused KZbin channel; bring in help where needed to get the job done. NICE!!

[@royce9018]

@@camplethargic8 you don't get invited to many events do you kid?

[@Skyrilla]

Even the devil has employees.

[@jayhenry3044]

I love how Linus built an entire empire around building out his perfect tech home... like everything he makes is something he wants in his home

[@annoorange123]

Secretly he even wants Dennis there

[@AdeptPaladin]

And supporting his data hoarding habits

[@jsnsk101]

he literally decided he wanted all the best tech given to him free, and then worked a plan to do it

[@bocahdongo7769]

It's also worth noting that he's suprisingly perfectionist, yet still don't wanted to try push it too unnecessarily

[@VideomasterPDB]

I loved Dan just being in his own realm and he does that thing where he looks like he just hid something behind himself. And Jake just being to enthusiastic to run to Linus and takeover the show for a bit. Love the team and need to see more of everyone

[@HaydenHatTrick]

9:45 oh my, someone who is actually aware it's their job to read through customs and brokerage stuff. Every place I have ever worked they have completely denied that it should take any time at all and when everyone panics it ends up falling on my lap because I'm the only one who can convince management that this task isn't trivial or can just be rushed and ignored. So proud of you guys!

[@WespectRamen]

It feel surreal remember the days of the OG team working out of Linus' house, to now having close to 100 employees, and 3 locations. That is mind blowing growth from the dream of an ex-NCIX employee!

[@linuxguy1199]

Haha, I remember when I was a kid I watched a video from NCIX on making your own FreeNAS system. I used it to install FreeNAS on an old AMD Athlon machine that I was able to setup a MCPE (Minecraft Pocket Edition) server on using FreeNAS's plugins.

[@WespectRamen]

@@linuxguy1199 damn, you were way higher level than I was as a kid haha

[@themegjake4000]

“I don’t notice the production values of LTT till I go to other channels” is the perfect way to word it. Whenever I get a new audio or display device I know I can load up the latest ltt video to see how I like the device because the quality of the video isn’t ever something I have to worry about.

[@rubiconnn]

So many channels have been switching to those big desktop arm-mounted rode mics and they sound absolutely terrible. Like spending more money on a mic doesn't make the sound magically better, you should know how the mic works and what kind of mic will work best. Even in this video the voice sounds terrible when they are using the handheld mic. A cheap lav mic sounds better as it's hard to mess it up.

[@vectornine]

@@rubiconnn that "handheld mic" in not a microphone it's just for show

[@rubiconnn]

@@vectornine It's a real mic. Linus has a lav mic and the handheld one is a wireless one for the person he is talking to.

[@navithefairy]

@@rubiconnn Room acoustics play a big role too.

[@Eclipse-lw4vf]

@@rubiconnn yeah, lotta times you have to tune the mic to fit your voice best. Friend of mine got an upgraded mic cause he does music and stuff, took him about a day and a half of fiddling with the settings to get it how he wanted

[@zestyquestman8378]

Linus has grown so much over the years, it's incredible how this one goofy guy making tech tips for a company has made his own entretainment empire

[@shaymorcormick8743]

Crazy even more how the very company he started out no longer exists either.

[@keiszer8837]

I actually think hes stayed the same height for the most part kek

[@Chains377]

Media Empire*

[@mangaas]

With a heavy dependence on KZbin. Scary considering an inevitable trend swing / change can mean he's sitting on a gigantic payroll who won't be able to afford. TYT did the same thing, then had to lay off the majority of their staff, lol. And that was after getting a 20 million dollar investment that Cenk blew through.

[@zestyquestman8378]

@@keiszer8837 hes gotten some testosterone hits tho

[@memejeff]

80 is honestly quite little when you realize that it extends past just the LTT channel.

[@furplememe-lifeaftermeme3819]

look like most of them dont do anything productive , and linus isnt a boss enought to fire them

[@Cameron_7127]

@@furplememe-lifeaftermeme3819 stop wasting your time watching then

[@aquietwhyme]

@@furplememe-lifeaftermeme3819 Or, "how to demonstrate you don't know how media companies function." Which is fine, why would you if you you're not in media, right?

[@rantanen1]

@@furplememe-lifeaftermeme3819 You have absolutely no clue what you're talking about. Just out of curiosity, what's your job?

[@NM-ev7pu]

What's the most striking thing about this video: The employees seem happy to be there, it seems genuine.

[@jbt115]

also you have to remember they are on camera

[@The_Viktor_Reznov]

@@jbt115 And there is a person with a gun behind that camera, holding a phone and showing live feed of their families being held hostage

[@francuscaetus]

@@The_Viktor_Reznov lol

[@brunettebird57]

@@The_Viktor_Reznov can confirm, im the gun

[@ded5351]

Bruh, it's their boss, with a camera, knowing at least a million people are gonna watch what they'll say

[@Valion13Gaming2]

Linus needs an HR department just so they can lose their mind when he does things like climbing on cardboard boxes.

[@TH3C001]

Dibs 😂

[@cwhitley.sawlabs]

Unironically there is an HR position open on their job listings.

[@DaxtonAnderson]

Imagine HR suspending him for a week because they can't fire him, make Jake just stand in his place lol

[@suekuan1540]

Make sure he person has cphr designation

[@mbgdemon]

The HR department is literally his wife

[@zednotdead]

"It takes effort to make things look effortless" would be a perfect motto for LTT

[@jochemcode4570]

You know when someone does something seemingly effortless they are really good in it

[@VictorCaldo]

I watched the whole thing. I cannot believe it; you guys are really entertaining!

[@VinOnline]

I watched the whole thing. I cannot believe it; you guys are really entertaining!

[@thetruemorg]

@9:48 about trade law: a company I worked for had someone with 30 years of experience of import export and forgoten more about those kind of things than most people will ever know. Someone in management thought that he was old business and they cut his position and fired him. In a week after he left every last import was stuck in limbo and everyone building the product suddenly had no work. 3 months of nothing coming in because people didn't know how to do trade law stuff they rehired the guy at four times his salary but he only came in two days a week from now on. The Monday after he showed up a dozen semis showed up and they started shipping packages again out the door keeping the business afloat. The people that do import/export stuff can be so valuable.

[@Phasma6969]

LOL. The person who sacked the more productive person should be axed, twisted hierarchy. Unfortunately, this happens all the time.

[@thetruemorg]

@@Phasma6969 the reason they fired the trade and knowledge guy was because they saw him leave at 1:00 p.m. everyday. Little did they know that the dude showed up at 3:00 a.m. and did 5 hours of emails. They just thought trade knowledge guy was leaving at lunch time and he was lazy... Because of the downtime the company lost 7 million in 3 months But the guy who fired him was family... And he became the head of maintenance and I would see him once a month. As his number two in charge of maintenance he didn't notice that I had quit for almost 3 weeks while HR was trying to get a hold of him. so the company had a lot of problems.

[@smokyz_]

@@thetruemorg Damn. Management being entitled with double standards and not even investigating stuff before just outright firing people while not even doing anything themselves. Paint me surprised.

[@nazaG_89]

@@thetruemorg good for the man to negotiate a higher salary and fewer workhours

[@nickt6581]

WHAT A STORY 😂

[@kriskropd]

"Why do I have 80 Staff?" Because over half of them bail when you warn them that a camera will be swinging by their desks.

[@fluffywarhampster]

I love that Dan has the most "gilfoyle" looking desk of anyone at ltt and also tend to be the one that comes in and saves the day when stuff goes wrong

[@EightPieceBox]

Good call. If anyone there is Gilfoyle, It must be Dan.

[@fluffywarhampster]

@@EightPieceBox the dead pan delivery of everything he says sells it as well

[@tyzerro]

Dan is the Man!

[@squdee_tm3611]

It’s Dan the man

[@chaozzah]

I'm surprised he's logistics! I thought he was someone for labs, maybe for audio which he seems to know a lot about.

[@SUPREETH.]

Mad respect for Linus knowing basically all his workers by name even with 80 people and what they actually do! he really cares about his staff! wonderful office that is VERY well taken care from the video ;)

[@tynnhammar]

When Linus grew up he wanted 100 kids so that he would have 100 friends. Instead he became manager of an office and treated employees as his family.

[@3xceIIent]

The kids are still a work in progress. Just think he still has like 17 more to go.

[@acmenipponair]

@@3xceIIent Well, so say it bluntly: Modern asian women don't want more that 3 kids.

[@jordanblaydes9410]

"I understood that reference." - Steve Rogers

[@insolidusyt]

The real kids were the friends he hired along the way.

[@adrianalter8935]

michael scott

[@cinrktcp-nws3556]

*binance lagged right now* *btc pair to ethereum almost x4* *i dld video*

[@sluuuudge]

11:45 Linus talking about how people don't realise the production value until they watch other channels. Completely agree, I actually forgot that Linus is even technically a KZbinr. I see the whole company as a well produced and well ran media organisation with levels of production that rival a lot of premium TV shows.

[@TheCobruhAlienat0r]

A great example is Gamers Nexus, you see camera lights in the shots and it's still not well lit.

[@stonium69]

Honestly their budgets are probably comparable to a lot of TV content.

[@bocahdongo7769]

@@TheCobruhAlienat0r Gamer Nexus production is more into "honesty" approach. Which including bit "haphazardly" camera work with higher contrast and also tons upon tons of graph. I can see it will appeal to someone who mainly focusing for the content

[@t.h.9897]

Dennis is the personification of superfun 😂

[@bandyfball]

I remember when the last version of this went up, doesn't seem that long ago? Such growth

[@TheBenSanders]

Dang was about to like but it's at funny number.

[@dougr8646]

You tell me?

[@baconwizard]

Many wow

[@johnyang799]

Yeah and I remember Tyler.

[@anthonypolanc0]

wasnt it 3 years ago

[@seankearney5170]

This is giving me old Conan O'Brien staff remote vibes. I love how the staff are humble about what they do and Linus goes on to explain their positions and what they actually do.

[@ChillwiththeSkipper]

I'm honestly surprised with an 80+ member team with untold amounts of tech, there is no cyber security team or CISO hired.

[@dougle03]

How do you know there isn't...? The average staff member is probably more tech savvy than many large corporates 1st and 2nd level IT techs.. Add to that Linus and the other really knowledgably staff and you've basically got a serious cyber security team, just without the titles...

[@ksells]

@@dougle03 That's the exact issue though - probably nobody is responsible for it

[@ChillwiththeSkipper]

@@dougle03 they lost an entire server that had on going issues for months without any one noticing. They really need to hire a competent IT admin and cyber person. And uh this video they went through their entire staff without mention of anyone in those roles so it's left to assume there is no one. Also I would add while their team is more competent than the avg user, watching their server setups I would not say they know what their doing in terms of their enterprise deployments, and they never mention security in anything they do.

[@bexhillbob]

@@dougle03 The average staff member has access to WAY more stuff than an employee at a typical corporate would have. Hell, they all even seem to have access to the server rooms for making videos. There's definitely a need for a CISO. If it was me, then every time Linus builds another 50 TB NAS to store video on, I'd be asking where the backup is, and how they'll be managing failover.

[@JonLinde]

@@dougle03 Def. Not. Linus have managed to find a lot of great people. Not trying to take anything away from them. I even think someone like i.e. Jake is a great little gadget hacker (just look at Linus' new house) - but Cyber Security is at another, and very, very specialized level where no one from LTT comes close. And then - why should they? LTT have little use for it and it's not content they cover. But they should probably hire a full time supporter to help non-tech staff, so the other tech savvy can spent their time on more value adding things.

[@ryanl3184]

All I will remember from this video is the employee whose name is Butt.

[@snuke2703]

I like these 'staff tour' videos every once in a year looking forward do 'Why do I have 160 staff?

[@jakobflugel]

Linus is such a great off script entertainer and the editors keep it going so well. I totally did not notice that I just watched a 27 min long video purely about the LTT staff

[@miamitten1123]

Plot Twist: the “off script” is scripted!

[@zhiyanfu236]

LTT is being HARD carry by the logistic department.

[@wazzuppoo]

the amount of work they do and have in logistics is insane

[@uniworkhorse]

Frfr

[@PlayerPaul]

18:24 Oh my, Thynan's desktop picture is just amazing

[@199Bubi]

Damn.. I remember that crazy honest couch stream, where Linus and Yvonne shared so many details, the stream where Linus cried, The Roast and when you saw Luke and Taran in front of the camera a lot! And so much more from years back... Linus made his passion a company and you can see it in every member of LTT. Thanks for everything!

[@sparktaylor8489]

Which steam did he cry?

[@LuizHartkopf]

@@sparktaylor8489 its titled "I've been thinking of retiring" or something like that. its honestly kinda sad to watch

[@sparktaylor8489]

@@LuizHartkopf ohhh it's that one! I thought there was another! Well thanks anyways!

[@LuizHartkopf]

@@sparktaylor8489 I’m 99% sure there is another one earlier on but I won’t remember the name of the video tbh. But yeah, it’s kinda sad seen Linus sad. I literally learned English watching his videos, I’d say a good part of me being able to study in a different country and getting a bachelors degree is because of LTT (seems kinda weird saying that lol)

[@PrestonMcNair]

Wow, I remember when the LTT operation was in the house. I remember being so excited to see the move vlogs into the first warehouse. It’s been a long, fun trip seeing this progression.

[@albinobluesheep]

The Whole Room Water cooling saga (the first time) was WILD

[@TheYazukaa]

@@albinobluesheep agreed, the langley house was chaos and golden

[@minecakechase20]

Those were some nice move vlogs

[@whatever_12]

My biggest takeaway from this is that logistics is understaffed 😅

[@Afeeq1011]

Severely, I work as an assistant of asset and inventory in my department (Goverment sector) and only cover a few things from the LTT logistic scope and it's a hassle. I can't imagine their workload.

[@faithblack3851]

Feel you. When he said stickering, I flinched. Inventory is painful. I am assuming they have tracking on their inventory as well.

[@purplewine7362]

@@faithblack3851 aww did you really flinch? did you wince hard from the uncontrollable pain?

[@faithblack3851]

Yes, we just spent that morning "debating" how to sticker an item. I now hate the word sticker. I use label...lessens the pain.

[@seanb3516]

When things go good: Ice Cream for Everyone When things go Bad: I Scream at Everyone

[@Igorrr3k]

This was one of the most enjoyable LTT videos I've watched in a while. The energy in the whole team is absolutely great, you can see everyone is feeling very comfortable around their big "boss".

[@kildevang98]

Yeah, Linus is the kind of boss every boss should strive to be!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Meet-the-team video when 80% of the staff isn't there.....yet still awesomely entertaining!

[@sr3277]

Dennis is like the life of LTT. He seems like such a fun guy to be around

[@-SP.]

He used to be the fan favorite back when he first started, but then he started appearing in fewer and fewer videos, and then Anthony came around. Glad to see he is starting to appear in more videos particular those on Channel super fun

[@IvanOoze1990]

I wouldn't necessarily say I like everything Dennis does, but as a super depressed person, it's nice having someone who's always smiling around like Dennis.

[@seanchen9265]

He needs his own personal channel under LTT

[@Yuu_Touko]

He's very annoying & not fun at all imo.

[@augustusguap228]

@@seanchen9265 channel super fun was mostly dennis lol. fun times

[@lucadoesthings]

Why is everyone on probation?

[@NamasteProgramming]

That's a lot of money Intel needs to give away for tech upgrade video

[@ahoj113]

true

[@jono6379]

Well the trick is if they hire faster than they can film upgrade videos then the money never runs out!

[@ddpwe5269]

Pretty sure it's well worth it on Intel's side, seeing how many people each video reaches.

[@darryljack6612]

Honestly this is why i love the Intel 5K upgrades, it gives us a chance to know more of the people who work for LMG

[@kevinja2436]

Every time Linus hires someone, someone at intel is like hey boss; remember that small 50k KZbin deal we made with a great ROI..? He hired someone so can we up the budget to 550k?

[@rakaboi]

@@kevinja2436 holy shit, you're right. A hundred person strong team( which, I believe is not too far in the future would cost intel a cool half a million american dollar. :-O

[@Akilla02]

You're so right if they're going to make a $5,000 video upgrade for everyone that's 5,000 * 80 = $400,000

[@forest3945]

@@Akilla02 i need to get a job at ltt lol

[@wali8253]

Wow Linus is such a great boss, he lets his employees watch x-rated content. What a great guy

[@HMABH]

LMAO

[@theraginggoht2588]

Wow Linus is such a great boss, he lets his employees watch x-rated content. What a great guy

[@mikec.8604]

Wow Linus is such a great boss, he lets his employees watch x-rated content. What a great guy

[@Roban554]

Wow Linus is such a great boss, he lets his employees watch x-rated content. What a great guy

[@user-fw4kz3bb4g]

Wow Linus is such a great boss, he lets his employees watch x-rated content. What a great guy

[@JackPitmanNica]

I love how awkward everybody seems. Makes them come across as very genuine. Cool team!

[@thelaitas]

It's so wholesome to see Yvonne share her office with her son

[@defeatSpace]

No, Jake is her hubby's BF

[@mrjingles77]

Yvonne is Linus' carer.

[@JTSuter]

As an introvert, I just get exhausted thinking about how much social effort all this takes. This really is quite impressive.

[@TheSuperJepphyKiller]

I kinda thought so too lol

[@AgentSmith911]

Yes, I'd handle like half a day and then I'd need two months alone in the wilderness lol

[@dragon2knight]

The old saying "You get by with a little help from your friends" definitely fits here. Seeing how well you guys work together is more than just employees working for a boss. Keep it up, you're among the best there is on YT and this is why!

[@thedude7319]

This seem like such an interesting side of a business to experience

[@atomickrispies]

As a prior service Unit Supply Specialist in the US Army (92Y), I am extremely grateful how much you personally care, respect and understand the importance of the Logistics department. Yall don't know how much physical and financial responsibility rests on their shoulders.

[@FirestormX9]

Bro, logistics is where all the real details of pretty much any plan or activity is at. Be it a youtube channel or a freakin war 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@yahusrevus]

Two Things... 1) I feel like I still remember when this whole thing was Linus and a couple other people in a broom closet. (I'm not sure what that says about me.) 2) I feel like this was one of the best recruiting videos I've seen in a long while. I mean, who wouldn't want to work in an environment where some employees wear shirts with the likeness of coworkers on it? I can feel the mutual respect (Dare I say love?) through my monitor.

[@kvothre5348]

i feels kinda bad, that your boss doesnt know your name after 3 months of probation tho....

[@takatakiful]

@@kvothre5348 bruh, 80 people +

[@ChronoBaw]

@@kvothre5348 Does he not know their name or is he not saying the names on purpose, since they are also blurring their faces?

[@JXEIO]

dude remember when it was pretty much just Linus and Luke?? i cant believe how big theyve become now

[@Death-999]

@@kvothre5348 He most likely never interacts with them, that's what supervisors and managers are for. If Linus needs to direct something in a certain department he'll contact that departments supervisor and then they'll pass that job onto who needs to do it.

[@januszkarp1362]

It seems kinda funny how this YT operation is much, much, MUCH more professional than any of the TV productions I've ever worked on as an editor.

[@RuiCatarino1972]

Totally true. And a lot of the videos have better quality, with better lighting, image quality overall than so mant TV stations

[@CODE14464]

Because its not just youtube its a business aswell

[@Youtubeuser1aa]

YT is superior to television these days

[@mrrooster4876]

Because it's all a bunch of Nerds doing it, that's why. You probably had a couple nerds involved with the TV productions. Everyone is a Nerd at LTT even the people on camera. They're gonna pick the best of the best they can afford or the most efficient and they're gonna run things and develop them that way. That's how Nerds work. Most people don't think or operate this way.

[@albuquerqueThomas]

I´ve worked on a TV production and it didnt have a third of LTT viewing figures. I guess that matters.

[@bbrtryhard]

building PCs is a fun hobby, making it work sucks hard. Realizing how much boring management it is at the end of it makes me realize how little I like to work, LOL.

[@bbrtryhard]

@@Theunicorn2012 yes, exactly.

[@yonderalt2662]

​​@@bbrtryhard He is a bot copying comments (see other his other replies to other comments on this vid)

[@yonderalt2662]

Yes indeed, it takes a week at least to customize a PC to your liking, unless you start fresh and customize over time. It's even more painful when migrating from another PC. And, you have to make sure the correct drivers are installed, troubleshoot hardware issues if you built wrongly, etc. A PC never "just works".

[@heretic124]

25:07 Moments like that are my favorites. When Linus learns how much something actually costs and starts rethinking life choices.

[@199Bubi]

BIG Shoutout to Sean at 6:27 ! For actually being prepared and saying something interesting that you couldn't really know otherwise! Definitely used his 10 seconds in the spotlight!! (Obviously people somwehat know what the long timers like James are up to)

[@justinbuckley]

A lot of the responses felt a tad useless, but I would sort of expect that from a bunch of nerds being put under the spot like that. I'd probably shit myself and say something like this if my boss tried to ask me the same sort of question. Despite that though it was still a cool video

[@AlexPotvin]

Can't speak for everyone else but I had something prepared, until the approach turned out to be different than expected and I just went *lmao what*.

[@199Bubi]

@@AlexPotvin That's spot on with your reaction! Did you get to edit the "bombest segment in the video" yourself?

[@grozaphy]

Everyone response would probably be like edzel's

[@NitroKitKat]

Props to editors : the fact that they included the moment Linus said Probationary Employee Number G in Emily's description shows that they actually put in a lot of effort even for information eveen from old videos.

[@mikehank2896]

What does he mean by probation?

[@NitroKitKat]

@@mikehank2896 it probably means that they are still in training to see if they are a good fit or not

[@SC2Barbarian]

@@mikehank2896 he once said on the wan show that he does not allow people on camera who work there for less than 3 months.

[@hoofhearted4]

@@SC2Barbarian which im pretty sure is because he used to not, and hes had some people on camera who were let go for one reason or another shortly thereafter and it makes for some legal or even just awkward moments (is what ive gathered from comments over time. havent heard him comment on it directly)

[@centran]

@@mikehank2896 Canada has a probationary period for hiring which allows the employee or employer to "walk away". For example, an employee is not owed severance if they are let go within 3 months. I'm guessing it might be more complicated with appearing in videos so to ensure LTT owes an employee nothing they can't appear in videos??? I guess in the US it would be similar to doing contract to hire for 3-6 months to see if and employee works out of not. Or not giving employees benefits until 3 month period. It lowers the employer liability with paying severance, PTO, unemployment benefits if they have those things as policies. It can "get messy" state by state and the laws are a grey area. Canada specifically has a law for those situations. If someone appeared in a video it would probably be a grey area that LTT wants to avoid

[@henry6777]

We are literally seeing how a corporation being formed from ground up....I sometimes tear up seeing Linus and his team grew so much.

[@fyrnabrwyrda]

19 seconds. That's the soonest ive ever caught an ltt.

[@JohnPaulBuce]

ok

[@misapprehend]

4 minutes for me, its 3am here

[@jsl6155]

Me too.

[@TemkaUwU]

5 damn

[@OverAndOverAndOver]

Good job!

[@lovathon6365]

Mad respect for Linus knowing basically all his workers by name even with 80 people and what they actually do! he really cares about his staff! wonderful office that is VERY well taken care from the video ;)

[@cd-zw2tt]

this comment brought to you by linus himself commenting on his video to make himself more likable dw linus you are great just the way you are

[@damplamp]

he forgot andrew

[@paxpacis4274]

Pretty normal in a modernly led company of that size though, to know your workers names. Somewhere between 100-150 it changes from my experience. Not saying he doesnt care at all btw. Just saying its not that of a big marker.

[@Nathan-bi5lo]

the only name he doesn't remember is the 81st staff member who follows him around and holds up a cue card with each person's name on it.

[@WellBattle6]

@@paxpacis4274 Dunbar’s Number applies.

[@Eclipse-lw4vf]

one of my favorite things with LTT is how often companies let him test their stuff and go "say whatever u want, good or bad" because the company genuinely wants transparency and how they can improve, a lot of times outsiders can suggest ideas your own engineers simply may not have thought of.

[@daedelus6602]

Several years back a motobike journalist made a bad review of a HRC race bike, year later he was not allowed by HRC ro ride/review a bike Honda boss found out blasted HRC team for not allowing the journalsit to ride it: Told them Journalist told truth about the bike .

[@samfenl0n]

I used to watch this guy build PC’a in a kitchen wtf happened 😂

[@shepherdsgamingrun]

10:02 My goodness, between Alex D and Sarah B there are going to be a lot of DB jokes.

[@crypt0z]

This blows my mind, thanks for the inside look. I bet payroll over there is around $500k a month. Not including rent, utilities, taxes, etc. Probably around $1M a month to run Linus's business. Good thing is it's grown organically so has a good chance at being resilient and surviving the upcoming recession. I just discovered the screw driver and think that's a game changer. I ordered one with all the bit kits, thanks Linus!

[@patrikjankovics2113]

Yeah, easily half a mil/mo

[@marcusborderlands6177]

@Ultra Wide Gaming they mainly rely on the other merch. Also people will always buy things they can't afford.

[@norkshit]

@Ultra Wide Gaming sponsorships pay very well

[@ethanrivers4057]

@Ultra Wide Gaming that backpack is not overpriced my dude, and if it is, it’s maybe 40 or 50 bucks over priced but I don’t find it overpriced at all. I paid around the same for one I have now and it has maybe 30% of the functionality LMG put into that bag. I’m dying to change mine for the LTT one.

[@OfficialSamuelC]

@Ultra Wide Gaming They will be absolutely fine and will keep selling tons of them. Plenty of people out there with disposable cash and protected from any financial crisis.

[@Timi7007]

Been here since the old house, saw the first "why we have so many people" and wondered about the number 80 on WAN show. Thanks for this video and all your work over the years!

[@Toucan2s]

You made better content when you had only a few staff. The content doesn't seem the same . You, jayz, bitwit, debauer, techyescity and a few other tech KZbinrs is why I'm in college for computer engineering. You have fallen off in terms of budget builds imo . Scrap yard wars is when you peaked . Things feel way too corporate now . I know scrap yard wars will never return due to how popular you are and people won't treat you the same. I miss your old spray painted civic . Simple times , stressful for you ... Yes . But now you can live in luxury , you deserve it .

[@mastropieros]

I know there are lot of comments here already and even if no one at LTT ever reads this... What you have achieved is so f*king impressive it deserves yet another "congratulations!!" message. Well done, this is overwhelmingly brilliant, admirable and one of a kind. Best wishes to you all

[@dbdcheese]

Dennis is so hilarious xD I love when he's in a video. Always makes it 10x more fun.

[@Consequator]

It's literally a company. When you get more than a few people you need to start worrying about HR, Finances. Then there's enough people that you need to start getting people doing less broad things to offload others etc etc. Basically if someone spends too much time on something they shouldn't be spending that much time on then you need to hire someone else to do those things. If someone doesn't have the time to only do the thing they're supposed to then you need to hire another person to do that job as well. And numbers go up quickly.

[@timothylim8797]

This makes tons of sense! Thanks for sharing

[@rfldss89]

yeah the more employees you have, the more employees you need to make sure they have everything they need to do their job properly. And then there's all the legal obligations a company has to take on as it grows.

[@Consequator]

@@John_Bull_ Don't forget 'Dropping things' unless you consider that trolling ;)

[@tom.bowen2212]

14:05 relevant

[@TeemoTemosson]

Biggest yikes moment, but not LInus's fault.

[@moonlambo5229]

Damn dude I hope this is sustainable long term. I better buy one of those LTT Screw Drivers.

[@deepblue812]

I'd say in the internet/KZbin era he already is long term. Very methodical & steady growth since back in the day. Could probably stop doing KZbin altogether at this point and still be a very successful production/advertising/media/marketing firm specializing in tech and tech adjacent markets.

[@branhicks]

I've been a fan of yours since the ncix days. It's really inspiring to seeing how far you've come since then and what a great team you have to work with. Congratulations on all of your success. I love seeing you succeed and genuinely wish you the best for the future.

[@AspirationHD]

80 staff?! This must be a record for any KZbinr. Well, you've worked really hard to achieve this. Well done and best of luck to you and all your team.

[@Phasma6969]

News channels!

[@armadillito]

It’s probably the largest ground-up KZbin business by many measures, but there are much larger businesses that have moved into the KZbin space.

[@roflmfao4life]

Have you heard of Mr beast

[@会供価]

Mrbeast...

[@quadrplax]

@@roflmfao4life MrBeast only has 60 employees as of April

[@alanp3334]

Linus: I warned my staff ahead of time I was gonna embarass them to 14 million people! Also Linus: Why didn't they turn up today? :(

[@sillywabbit]

Working for Linus is like an antidepressant, Jake will grow old and tell his great grandchildren about the best job he ever had.

That and Jake is VERY young for all of his accomplishments. Inspiring dude.

[@ctusiard9755]

Dude's only 22, which is nuts

[@brentmcdougall2952]

I had the pleasure of meeting many of your staff at the pop up shop a few weeks ago for the screwdriver launch. I spoke with Tynan for awhile about the screwdriver and it was clear how much he cared about the product and enjoyed working there. Congrats to Linus and the management team for creating a great workplace where everyone seems happy and invested in the success of the company.

[@jamiepilkey]

Hey thanks for coming by, I was thrilled how many people showed up. Great time for us staff too!

[@ScottishPhoenix]

welp it's overdue for a "update" on why linus need more friends on hire

[@brandon520]

The main reason is because they are basically 5 or 6 companies in one. Floatplane, Labs, Creator Warehouse, and most of the other chanels could all be their own company. I mean just floatplane, there's hundred plus person teams to create similar platforms!

[@joshuadrop6435]

After seeing the project farms review of your screwdriver, I found out it’s true what Linus says, your team is world class!

[@dippst]

the fact that a youtube channel's first attempt at a tool notoriously abused held it's own against such established brands, and remaining price competitive, makes me extremely excited for future ltt tools.

[@nejckra]

GODDAMN, Linus has a larger team for youtube content than our company making automated warehouses. No wonder we feel understaffed

[@ghostguy837]

I had heard he mentioned employees on probation before, but I just now realized he didn't mean legal probation.

[@AlbertWeijers]

What does it mean?

[@ghostguy837]

@@AlbertWeijers Well he mentioned how long they had been employed so mabey they are probational and can't be on camera until they have worked there for 6 months? Idrk

[@attilavs2]

@@ghostguy837 They aren't on indertemined lenght contract ( basically they are on "trial")

[@notsoawesomeone]

I think what linus said before is canada has a probation period for a new employee when they get their job (usually 3 or 6 months) where there's basically no strings attached. The worker can leave whenever they want and the employer can fire the employee whenever the want and there's no need for a notice or anything. So basically yeah a trial period

[@grn1]

@@notsoawesomeone They also had an issue in the past where they showed a probationary employee and then things didn't work out (not sure on the details) which lead to some drama. As a result they now make a point to never show probationary employees, just in case. I wish we had something like the Canadian system here in the States. Closest we have are Unions but most jobs don't have unions and when they do you end up having to pay massive union dues. Unions are also a double edged sword as they often protect employees who really should be fired not just the ones who shouldn't be. I've worked quite a few jobs where the kiss-ups who stand around with their thumb up their arse gets promoted while I, the hard worker got fired because I couldn't do 3 peoples jobs at once. As a result I've honestly become a far worse employee because, why bother busting arse when I'm not going to be recognized for it (my bodies also got broken down quite a bit from working long hours, 6 day weeks, doing jobs that are terrible on my body and all for far too little pay, and they wonder why manufacturing jobs can't keep anybody).

[@microm4n]

I'm really surprised you don't have at least one dedicated IT guy! I mean I get most of your people can and want to do most stuff themselves, but surely provisioning, backups and security need someone there to take care of it? I'll go ahead and send my CV in 😂

[@raffriff42]

80 amateurs + buttloads of cash = 1 professional

[@ViktorBengtsson]

My impression is that backups and maybe even security gets turned into content. Somehow I would guess that the IT guy stuff often gets delegated to some members of the writing team.

[@patrikjankovics2113]

Jake seems to be the one in charge of all that, along with Anthony.

[@DefinitelyNWYT]

I love these business segments. It's so fun to watch the LTT monster continue to expand and diversify.

[@DerrickJolicoeur]

I can't help but imagine Linus and Colton have a safe word to ensure clear communication about whether or not he's actually fired.

[@iHasCaek]

"excommunicado"

[@dynastes4938]

Kind of surprised that Brandon isn't the supervisor of the camera team, given how long he's been there Oo

[@iClone101]

Once you start supervising, you end up doing a lot more management and a lot less of the stuff that you're managing

[@Naswaca]

Linus's camera personnel have to deal with his erratic, spontaneous, and constant movement and yet make the video smooth ! That's highly impressive