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Re:The open-plan office is a terrible, horrible, no good, ve... by bshoemaker on Thursday July 12, 2018 @02:04PM (#17517103)
Ah yes, Google & Facebook et. al. really seem to be minimizing their costs by spending hundreds of thousands per developer on salary and millions upon millions in toys and perks.

What world are you living in?

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Re:The open-plan office is a terrible, horrible, no good, ve... by Tharkun on Thursday July 12, 2018 @04:26PM (#17518322)
Most of us don't work for Google or FB. Most of us aren't even in the US. I can definitely see laywer or banker types getting all the perks the parent mentioned, while devs are treated like overpaid secretaries.
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Re:The open-plan office is a terrible, horrible, no good, ve... by oblio on Thursday July 12, 2018 @02:48PM (#17517495)
Toys and perks are cheap and high impact. They’re from “Tricking employees 101”.

Developer salaries are high but revenues per developer are huge for these companies.

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Re:The open-plan office is a terrible, horrible, no good, ve... by pnw_hazor on Thursday July 12, 2018 @02:22PM (#17517246)
They minimize where they can. They would pay $25/hr if they could get away with it.

They used to break the law to do it (anti-poaching agreements).

edit-to-add: Why do you think they ignore the research that says open offices are not healthy or productive? Because they can get devs to stay using less expensive means, such as, increased compensation and treats.

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