Re:Before brogramming, table flipping, and beyond
by matt_wulfeck on Monday January 18, 2016 @06:40PM
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Funny you mention PlanGrid because I grew up doing contruction and considered the company. I remember being much more satisfied with my work back then... A fundemental difference I see is that a project is started and then finished, not started and then kept on life support until V2 can be started.
Alas your company is in the city and I prefer the valley.
Re:Before brogramming, table flipping, and beyond
by cballard on Monday January 18, 2016 @06:25PM
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From your jobs page:
> Unlimited vacation days
If a candidate requested a firm six weeks of accrued PTO, would that be granted?
Re:Before brogramming, table flipping, and beyond
by matt_wulfeck on Monday January 18, 2016 @06:42PM
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My CO also offers unlimited vacation (though they are careful to say it's actually "untracked vacation"). In my experience you can always try but there's a certain amount of unspoken personal capital that's involved that makes the whole process unnecessarily ambiguous.
Re:Before brogramming, table flipping, and beyond
by cballard on Monday January 18, 2016 @08:01PM
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Yes. If you really care about work/life balance, just offer six or more weeks of real PTO.
I internally translate "unlimited vacation" to "as little vacation as possible".
If you are in the bay area, you might want to take a look at PlanGrid. We have a diverse culture which we're proud of, value work-life balance, and still build cool things that make a difference.