Review of ‘Chaos Monkeys’, Silicon Valley tell-all

Re:Review of ‘Chaos Monkeys’, Silicon Valley tell-all by danso on Wednesday June 29, 2016 @04:03PM (#12004381)

Between physics at Berkeley, derivatives at Goldman Sachs, and analytics at Facebook, could you summarize their pros and cons in terms of intellectual challenge and work/life balance?

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Re:Review of ‘Chaos Monkeys’, Silicon Valley tell-all by titanoceanus on Wednesday June 29, 2016 @04:14PM (#12004451)

I'd love to know about the work life balance. In an industry where burnouts are common, and your work history being some of the most demanding companies in the industry, how did you handle it?

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Re:Review of ‘Chaos Monkeys’, Silicon Valley tell-all by antongm on Wednesday June 29, 2016 @07:16PM (#12005543)

I drank a lot, and did stupid things. It was really self-destructive. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Really.

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Re:Review of ‘Chaos Monkeys’, Silicon Valley tell-all by NegativeLatency on Thursday June 30, 2016 @01:30AM (#12006769)

All of them? Or one in particular?

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