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Obviously week long 'retreats' are out of the question for those with very young children/etc, but that's a tiny minority amongst tech workers. If you're childl
by wheresmycraisin 5y ago
Obviously week long 'retreats' are out of the question for those with very young children/etc, but that's a tiny minority amongst tech workers. If you're childless under 40 and would rather quit than take a few retreats throughout the year, you don't hate the office -- you hate coworkers -- and I highly suggest you start your own business before it becomes an employer's market again.
- zactato 5y agoI think its probably on the rare side at startups, but employees with kids are pretty common at larger companies (>1000). Obviously those places aren't doing full company offsites in an AirBNB
- PragmaticPulp 5y ago> Obviously week long 'retreats' are out of the question for those with very young children/etc, but that's a tiny minority amongst tech workers. Maybe true in expensive cities that aren't family-friendly (Bay Area, I'm looking at you), but once you leave those bubbles it's actually really common for people in tech to have children. This isn't really a tech thing. It's more of an age thing. Some tech bubbles, especially startup bubbles in places like the Bay Area, end up selecting for young, childless people. Once you age out of the bubble or your company grows up and starts collecting employees from a broader range of ages and locations, you'll be surrounded by parents.
- alistairSH 5y agoSmall sample, but on my current team... - 1 is an empty nester - 3 have young children (primary school or younger) - 2 have no kids - 2 have older kids (secondary school or college aged) On my prior team... - 2 empty nests - 3 w/ young kids - 1 w/ older kids - 3 w/ no kids at all