Re:Before brogramming, table flipping, and beyond
by pc86 on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @01:52PM
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I've worked for one startup and a handful of large publicly traded companies (Fortune 1K, Fortune 500, etc). My current employer is a ~5k-person software development shop that does a lot of government work, so it's largely like what you describe. It really does seem to be the sweet spot.
- Lax dress code (collared shirt, jeans on Friday only)
- Free soda in the home office
- 120 hours PTO + sick time
- Start any time between 6 and 9
- 8 hour day includes 1 hour lunch break, so really 35 hr/wk of work
- Overtime is explicitly banned, you actually need approval (since most time is billed to a client)
- WFH is available depending on your client, some have access restrictions that make it impossible but barring that you can WFH when needed/approved
I work for a software company with around 1000 employees and it's still a very relaxed environment:
- No dress code
- Free snacks, soda, coffee, tea
- 3 weeks vacation starting out
- Top of the line Xeon Workstation or comparable laptop with multiple monitors
- Flex work hours. I come in around 10am after exercising in the morning.
- No crazy work weeks (averaged around 40 hours a week the past year)
- Work from home when needed (bad weather, etc)