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Very true. I know a lot of people who work at Mobileye (which Intel is purchasing for several billion dollars). They aren't allowed to leave the office for lunc
by WhiteSource1 10y ago
Very true. I know a lot of people who work at Mobileye (which Intel is purchasing for several billion dollars). They aren't allowed to leave the office for lunch.
- mbillie1 10y agoThe amount of abuse and low-quality-of-life we'll put up with in exchange for the fantasy of becoming rich is shocking. It's like buying scratch off lottery tickets for "intelligent professionals."
- watwut 10y agoI don't think it is just money. I think that many of startups sell themselves to employees via "we are special and superior" feeling. That is way it works best when their employees don't socialize outside of work due to long hours. It is the same in games industry: people like the sound of "I am working on a game", so they put up with worst conditions and pretty much any position - interesting or not.
- adekok 10y agoI don't think that's legal.
- itg 10y agoI've seen this behavior at work environments. It's not explicitly enforced, but if nobody else is leaving the office for lunch, then you don't want to be seen as one who does. Also works with staying late at the office, weekends, etc.
- watwut 10y agoAnd then sometimes someone goes out for lunch and nothing bad happens. If the management are not psychopaths, it might be worth trying. I understand how social pressure works and that there might be punishments for breaking unstated rules, but oftentimes someone has no choice, don't give a fck or is asperger enough not to get it aaand nothing bad happens. Assumes you are not slacking the rest of the time obviously.