Ask HN: Which companies do you want to work at?

Re:Ask HN: Which companies do you want to work at? by patatino on Thursday June 04, 2020 @03:13AM (#23413582)

I wanna work at a company that:

- pays me a lot

- allows me to work from home

- does not expect me to read emails or anything in my free time (of course in special cases that's ok, just not the standard)

- has other employers I can learn from

That's it! I don't fancy any company for what they do. Because most likely you end up doing pretty much the same at every company.

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Re:Ask HN: Which companies do you want to work at? by chadcmulligan on Thursday June 04, 2020 @03:43AM (#23413804)

> read emails or anything in my free time

Is this widely expected now?

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Re:Ask HN: Which companies do you want to work at? by giantg2 on Thursday June 04, 2020 @11:51AM (#23418204)

In my company - yes. They tout work life balance, but you are expected to pick up your phone 24/7. On a related note, our policy says you need to put in a 7.5 hour day. But if you want to be promoted, the unofficial number is 9+.

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Re:Ask HN: Which companies do you want to work at? by chadcmulligan on Friday June 05, 2020 @02:17AM (#23425578)

I do see work life balance in a job ad as a red flag these days, or at least questions to be asked, a bit of doublespeak :-)

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Re:Ask HN: Which companies do you want to work at? by giantg2 on Friday June 05, 2020 @06:52AM (#23427134)

I've seen the company violate so many of it's own policies over the years and it's supposed to be one of the top 20 best places to work (Computer World list) . I just wouldn't trust or believe any any company at this point.

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