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I'm not understanding what you are saying. Are you saying working until after 8:15 is perfect for you so that you'll never see your family? Or that you'll go ba

I'm not understanding what you are saying. Are you saying working until after 8:15 is perfect for you so that you'll never see your family? Or that you'll go back to work to eat after your kids go to bed? Both sound bad

giarc 9y ago
So I guess I understood these dinners wrong. It's not like a social dinner? Or does this mean like company supplied dinner starts at 8:15pm? I interpreted it as (non mandatory) social dinner's hosted by the company would start at 8:15pm.
- davidcbc 9y ago
  I interpreted it as the dinner they provide for people working late.
- burkaman 9y ago
  No, this is a dinner they provide every day for people who are still in the office, presumably because they're working.
- tdicola 9y ago
  Your interpretation is wrong, I've been to Uber's office in SF and its dinners are big trays of catered food brought in late in the evening. They're dumped in the kitchens and employees who are still working can come by to get whatever they want.
  - _kyran 9y ago
    Apologies if I'm naïve, but why are people still working so late? Are they working overtime or on call?
    - prawn 9y ago
      So they can get a free dinner? Or maybe they're just happy to work a bit late, avoid peak-hour traffic, and then head home? I work 6am-10pm one day a week voluntarily, though I work for myself. I avoid traffic, parking is easier, and I get the office to myself without distractions for about 6 hours.
    - tdicola 9y ago
      From what I saw it's part of the company culture. Managers were there late so of course their subordinates didn't want to leave and be seen as not working as hard. Also there's no concept of overtime with salaried fulltime employees. You might work 100 hours in a week and you're still taking home the same paycheck as if you worked 40 hours. That's just the way corporate America works.
    - pkamb 9y ago
      They're working late so that they'll still be at the office when the free food comes. That's the point of the late free food.

giarc 9y ago

So I guess I understood these dinners wrong. It's not like a social dinner? Or does this mean like company supplied dinner starts at 8:15pm? I interpreted it as (non mandatory) social dinner's hosted by the company would start at 8:15pm.

davidcbc 9y ago
I interpreted it as the dinner they provide for people working late.
burkaman 9y ago
No, this is a dinner they provide every day for people who are still in the office, presumably because they're working.
tdicola 9y ago
Your interpretation is wrong, I've been to Uber's office in SF and its dinners are big trays of catered food brought in late in the evening. They're dumped in the kitchens and employees who are still working can come by to get whatever they want.
- _kyran 9y ago
  Apologies if I'm naïve, but why are people still working so late? Are they working overtime or on call?
  - prawn 9y ago
    So they can get a free dinner? Or maybe they're just happy to work a bit late, avoid peak-hour traffic, and then head home? I work 6am-10pm one day a week voluntarily, though I work for myself. I avoid traffic, parking is easier, and I get the office to myself without distractions for about 6 hours.
  - tdicola 9y ago
    From what I saw it's part of the company culture. Managers were there late so of course their subordinates didn't want to leave and be seen as not working as hard. Also there's no concept of overtime with salaried fulltime employees. You might work 100 hours in a week and you're still taking home the same paycheck as if you worked 40 hours. That's just the way corporate America works.
  - pkamb 9y ago
    They're working late so that they'll still be at the office when the free food comes. That's the point of the late free food.