Ask HN: Women in tech, how do you find non-toxic work environments?

Re:Ask HN: Women in tech, how do you find non-toxic work env... by specialist on Monday June 05, 2017 @10:16PM (#14494183)

My highest function team had a mostly open office. Big, wide, open, lotsa windows, plants, couch etc. 12 people, self selected. We had a handful of offices for anyone who preferred or needed that.

Then my boss stuffed some clowns onto my budget and ruined the magic.

Since then, most places I've worked have been either call centers or highschool cafeterias. No amount of bon ami can overcome inhumane working conditions.

I'd rather have an office.

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Re:Ask HN: Women in tech, how do you find non-toxic work env... by lmitchell on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @01:29AM (#14494963)

I know this is a bit irrelevant... but did you mean 'bonhomie'? (I only think that because I was really, really confused by that sentence - then I realized I had been mispronouncing 'bonhomie' in my head this whole time, quite badly. I guess I learned it by reading and you learned it by speaking :P)

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Re:Ask HN: Women in tech, how do you find non-toxic work env... by specialist on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @10:22AM (#14497391)

Spot on! Nicely done.

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Re:Ask HN: Women in tech, how do you find non-toxic work env... by WWLink on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @01:55AM (#14495081)

lmao yeah I think I know exactly how you feel. Right now I sit mostly around people I really enjoy hanging out and working with, so it's fantastic. A year ago I was sitting in a super crowded area while construction was going on and it was really really unpleasant.

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