3 ms·

I live in Columbus, worked at Chase, and currently work at ScriptDrop (we coordinate prescription deliveries). I don’t have a CS degree, just a bootcamp. I have

I live in Columbus, worked at Chase, and currently work at ScriptDrop (we coordinate prescription deliveries). I don’t have a CS degree, just a bootcamp. I haven’t encountered, or heard of anyone who has encountered, any of the issues you mention (I’ve never had a PTO request turned down or even questioned). Small sample size, so maybe there are idiotic companies and managers out there, but they’re probably not as common as you suggest. Also, I prefer working for a company that has demonstrated and tangible real-world value. Not every problem in the world is an algorithm away from being solved.

vineyardmike 5y ago
n-of-one here, but i worked at a rust belt company that was very similar to what was described above. Not quite as bad, but def along that way of the spectrum and not "free lunch wear whatever" of an sf startup.
- yesimahuman 5y ago
  Rust belt company != tech startup/co though, right? We’re talking tech jobs at startups or later stage technology companies in the Midwest which are far more like typical tech startups elsewhere than not. Of course there are lots of shitty legacy companies here that would be awful to work for, but those companies exist everywhere
  - vineyardmike 5y ago
    Rust Belt company = company in the rust belt that hired me to write software/tech. Pretty sure we were talking about tech jobs in the midwest (rust belt incl.). Its not a tech startup, but its sure a tech job.
    - yesimahuman 5y ago
      Yea but my point is those companies are everywhere. If you go to work at a legacy company doing tech then you’re not working at the kind of company I’m talking about. Thankfully, tech companies that “get it” are far more numerous in the Midwest than even five years ago
PascLeRasc 5y ago
That’s good to hear and I do believe you that there’s great work environments around here. The culture I’m describing is at places like Highmark, Norfolk Southern, and First National Bank which obviously couldn’t be anything like a startup even if they wanted to. It’s just the only thing I and the rest of my network locally can get.
- ralmidani 5y ago
  Apply to ScriptDrop, we’re remote-friendly! Bonus: we use Elixir. https://scriptdrop.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=10 https://scriptdrop.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=10

vineyardmike 5y ago

n-of-one here, but i worked at a rust belt company that was very similar to what was described above. Not quite as bad, but def along that way of the spectrum and not "free lunch wear whatever" of an sf startup.

yesimahuman 5y ago
Rust belt company != tech startup/co though, right? We’re talking tech jobs at startups or later stage technology companies in the Midwest which are far more like typical tech startups elsewhere than not. Of course there are lots of shitty legacy companies here that would be awful to work for, but those companies exist everywhere
- vineyardmike 5y ago
  Rust Belt company = company in the rust belt that hired me to write software/tech. Pretty sure we were talking about tech jobs in the midwest (rust belt incl.). Its not a tech startup, but its sure a tech job.
  - yesimahuman 5y ago
    Yea but my point is those companies are everywhere. If you go to work at a legacy company doing tech then you’re not working at the kind of company I’m talking about. Thankfully, tech companies that “get it” are far more numerous in the Midwest than even five years ago

PascLeRasc 5y ago

That’s good to hear and I do believe you that there’s great work environments around here. The culture I’m describing is at places like Highmark, Norfolk Southern, and First National Bank which obviously couldn’t be anything like a startup even if they wanted to. It’s just the only thing I and the rest of my network locally can get.

ralmidani 5y ago
Apply to ScriptDrop, we’re remote-friendly! Bonus: we use Elixir. https://scriptdrop.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=10 https://scriptdrop.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=10