I used to work at Google and outsiders would always speculate about how the perks would disappear if the company stopped making insane amounts of money. There w

I used to work at Google and outsiders would always speculate about how the perks would disappear if the company stopped making insane amounts of money. There was always an implication that things wouldn't be as rosy then. Truth is, I would have worked at Google without any of the perks. I now work at a startup that has zero perks. But it has equally hard problems and equally brilliant people. And we are empowered and challenged to do our best. I totally agree the perks are a symptom not a cause.