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>> Inside, the Factory is packed with all the perks of a Silicon Valley campus: nap rooms, scooters, 3D printing stations. Showers, showers, showers. When wor
by davidf18 10y ago
>> Inside, the Factory is packed with all the perks of a Silicon Valley campus: nap rooms, scooters, 3D printing stations.
Showers, showers, showers.
When working long hours, I shower to refresh myself and they are great for people that don't go home for a day or two.
- camillomiller 10y agoWhy is not going home even considered a possible scenario? There is no way that it's a good thing, unless you wanna live a myth that Silicon Valley developed and has been portrayed as cool and "the right way to really innovate" by too many movies.
- davidf18 10y agoEven after 8 or 10 hours, a shower is refreshing and you can continue working. When working on tight deadlines, might be too tired to drive and taxi/Uber not always an option. Even in science buildings at universities having nothing to do with startups, there are showers.
- nedwin 10y agoShowers also make it easy to get exercise in. Heading out for a quick run at lunch completely resets my day but without showers I have to head home or to a gym afterwards to freshen up.
- camillomiller 10y agoThis last answer makes much more sense. Making crunch-time a normal thing to be sought after totally does not. Not seeing how this culture is problematic really baffles me.
- davidf18 10y agoHave you worked for a startup or in a situation with tight engineering or software deadlines? I ask that because for those of us that have had to work that situation, it is not so baffling.
- sorenbs 10y agoThe factory actually closes at 9 pm. We do have a shower though.
- davidf18 10y agoWell, glad to hear it has a shower, but why close at 9 PM? In NYC we have a 24 Apple store open every day of the year (so is a 24 electronic store Best Buy). The reason I bring this up is that coders are in "the zone" and I remember frequently working overnight until 5, 6 or 9 AM.