The things described in this article mostly stopped after ~2014-2015 in my experience. Few, if any, of my co-workers (mostly new grad to 5 YOE) stay past 7PM. C

The things described in this article mostly stopped after ~2014-2015 in my experience. Few, if any, of my co-workers (mostly new grad to 5 YOE) stay past 7PM. Calling people ninjas is cringeworthy, and wizards even more so. When previous employer did "quirky" stuff like spend $100,000 on a chrome panda it was the stuff of ridicule not pride. Open offices are a naked cost-saving choice that companies try to justify. Speaking from the perspective of a Silicon Valley millennial this article comes off like the "why hello hello kids" meme.