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“Frankly, they don’t know what they’re missing, because we have a strong culture,” Mr. Gross said. um, ah, not sure that really matters that much

danudey 5y ago
Yeah, if your company culture depends on being in-person, it's not for me.
standardUser 5y ago
They would have to explain in great detail how their amazing culture is worth exchanging 5-10 hours per week of living my life with 5-10 hours per week of a lonely, expensive and often-times miserable commute.
- everdrive 5y ago
  The commute is also bad for your health!
- busterarm 5y ago
  It's not even the commute from my perspective. It's having to live in places like New York City. It's not worth it anymore. Real estate ownership is priced out of reach as is a comfortable quality of life that can weather medium-term economic uncertainties.
whimsicalism 5y ago
> Frankly, they don’t know what they’re missing, because we have a strong culture, Wow, I never realized I had such strong schadenfreude around MBA types.
walrus01 5y ago
I'm not so sure all those foosball tables and one beer on Friday afternoons make up for spending as much as a cumulative 10 hours per 5-day work week commuting.
silicon2401 5y ago
Any job that doesn't allow full-time wfh has a horrible work culture by my standards. This isn't even an age thing but just a complete lack of understanding just how much some of us hate working in an office.
downrightmike 5y ago
It doesn't matter at all, I'm here to do a job and get paid. We aren't family, I don't even like most of them.
AnimalMuppet 5y ago
If you actually had a strong culture that mattered to your workers, they would know what they were missing, and they would want it back. If they don't want it back, your culture isn't worth what you think it is.
goostavos 5y ago
This man's world was blown open when he found that employees aren't actually their friends, "culture" is generally tolerated rather than enjoyed, and people only show up because they're paid

danudey 5y ago

Yeah, if your company culture depends on being in-person, it's not for me.

standardUser 5y ago

They would have to explain in great detail how their amazing culture is worth exchanging 5-10 hours per week of living my life with 5-10 hours per week of a lonely, expensive and often-times miserable commute.

everdrive 5y ago
The commute is also bad for your health!
busterarm 5y ago
It's not even the commute from my perspective. It's having to live in places like New York City. It's not worth it anymore. Real estate ownership is priced out of reach as is a comfortable quality of life that can weather medium-term economic uncertainties.

whimsicalism 5y ago

> Frankly, they don’t know what they’re missing, because we have a strong culture, Wow, I never realized I had such strong schadenfreude around MBA types.

walrus01 5y ago

I'm not so sure all those foosball tables and one beer on Friday afternoons make up for spending as much as a cumulative 10 hours per 5-day work week commuting.

silicon2401 5y ago

Any job that doesn't allow full-time wfh has a horrible work culture by my standards. This isn't even an age thing but just a complete lack of understanding just how much some of us hate working in an office.

downrightmike 5y ago

It doesn't matter at all, I'm here to do a job and get paid. We aren't family, I don't even like most of them.

AnimalMuppet 5y ago

If you actually had a strong culture that mattered to your workers, they would know what they were missing, and they would want it back. If they don't want it back, your culture isn't worth what you think it is.

goostavos 5y ago

This man's world was blown open when he found that employees aren't actually their friends, "culture" is generally tolerated rather than enjoyed, and people only show up because they're paid