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Some of the extra items: Individual office with lockable door, and you get the key when you move in, rather than hunting someone down to ask for it. Work week

Some of the extra items: Individual office with lockable door, and you get the key when you move in, rather than hunting someone down to ask for it. Work weeks are maximum of 40 hours. You have one boss at a time, and you know who that person is. Your supervisor's boss will never ask you to do anything directly. No on-call after hours, ever. A wall of separation exists between work life and social life. Social opportunities with co-workers exist, but can be skipped without consequence. Performance that exceeds expectations is recognized and rewarded.

ExactoKnight 10y ago
I find there tends to be a tension between going above and beyond, and striving to keep a culture of work life balance. In fact I know some companies hate hiring from people who worked at places like Amazon, because they try to bring such a brutal overwork ethic that can ruin the balance other people are striving to achieve.
twobyfour 10y ago
That office with a door.... Who offers that these days, and can I please go work there?
- logfromblammo 10y ago
  Personally, it's gone like this: Year Workspace Door? Locks? Key? Window? 1 1/4 cubicle no no no yes 2 pair office yes no no yes! 3-4 home yes yes yes yes 5-6 office yes no no no 7 5/8 cubicle no no no yes! 8 1/4 cubicle no no no no 9 office yes yes no no 10 3/4 cubicle no no no yes 11-12 full cubicle no no no no 13-14 office yes yes no no 15-17 office yes yes no no Locations are 1-4 Chicago, IL; 5-8 Madison, WI; 9-17 near-South military-industrial complex, USA It seems as though companies that require security clearance placed higher value on doors, locks, and the dangers of overheard conversation. They have always had at least 3 standard-height cubicle walls per employee. Although windows are apparently a security risk. But no one seems to care about whether employees can lock up their own workspaces upon leaving work. My offices of late have always had locks, but no one ever bothers giving me the key. To anything. Not the door, not the desk, not the cabinets. That's why I can now pop the lock on office furniture with just a paper clip and a binder clip. I'd only leave anything valuable in my workspace if I had a key to the door lock, and as you can see from the table above...

ExactoKnight 10y ago

I find there tends to be a tension between going above and beyond, and striving to keep a culture of work life balance. In fact I know some companies hate hiring from people who worked at places like Amazon, because they try to bring such a brutal overwork ethic that can ruin the balance other people are striving to achieve.

twobyfour 10y ago

That office with a door.... Who offers that these days, and can I please go work there?

logfromblammo 10y ago
Personally, it's gone like this: Year Workspace Door? Locks? Key? Window? 1 1/4 cubicle no no no yes 2 pair office yes no no yes! 3-4 home yes yes yes yes 5-6 office yes no no no 7 5/8 cubicle no no no yes! 8 1/4 cubicle no no no no 9 office yes yes no no 10 3/4 cubicle no no no yes 11-12 full cubicle no no no no 13-14 office yes yes no no 15-17 office yes yes no no Locations are 1-4 Chicago, IL; 5-8 Madison, WI; 9-17 near-South military-industrial complex, USA It seems as though companies that require security clearance placed higher value on doors, locks, and the dangers of overheard conversation. They have always had at least 3 standard-height cubicle walls per employee. Although windows are apparently a security risk. But no one seems to care about whether employees can lock up their own workspaces upon leaving work. My offices of late have always had locks, but no one ever bothers giving me the key. To anything. Not the door, not the desk, not the cabinets. That's why I can now pop the lock on office furniture with just a paper clip and a binder clip. I'd only leave anything valuable in my workspace if I had a key to the door lock, and as you can see from the table above...