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Yeah, I can get the "spending my life at work because it's fun/I like it" thing (although most SV companies are more into "spending my life at work" than actual
by thatfrenchguy 11y ago
Yeah, I can get the "spending my life at work because it's fun/I like it" thing (although most SV companies are more into "spending my life at work" than actually be working productively most of the time), but "highest-earning" as an advantage ? Well, if you spend your whole life at work and have 2 weeks of vacation a year, I don't see how you can use that money :-). And being a software engineer anywhere, even in 40-hours-a-week-and-9-weeks-of-vacation France will make you earn a lot of money (relative to the cost of living).
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoAmericans are so beleaguered - only 2 weeks of vacation! Not counting 10 paid holidays. And oh, those 2 days off out of every 7. No time to have fun! Just those 124 days out of 365.
- CaptSpify 11y agoI meant highest-earning as companies, not engineers, but I guess that also applies. To a lot of people, earning more money is a "high-score". They don't care that they never get a chance to spend it. I'm also not saying I agree with this mindset. I'm just answering your question: > What is it with Silicon Valley that always ends up in "you spend all your life at work and it's a good thing" ?