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Google is still loads better than eg Amazon but its days are numbered. I’ve heard msft wlb is improving a lot. I think the next gen of employee- first companie

Google is still loads better than eg Amazon but its days are numbered. I’ve heard msft wlb is improving a lot. I think the next gen of employee- first companies will be wfh centric (or something new and flexible) and 4 day work weeks. People realized slides and food wasn’t as good as free time and flexibility. I expect maxing their employees 401ks and generous cultural WLB. Companies that are advancing technology and gaining a rep as tech first? Look at blog posts that gain lots of traction here: Fly.io, Cloudflare, and many others. etc. Avoid anything too trendy ( AI, blockchain) because they might not last the hype cycles.

md_ 4y ago
Fifteen years ago at Microsoft, most people worked ~40 hour weeks, there were shuttles between Seattle and Redmond, a good gym on campus, and (mostly) private offices. You'd come into work at 9, wander off campus to a nearby restaurant with coworkers for a relaxing lunch at noon (granted, because the food in the cafeterias sucked and cost money), and after a bit of exercise or a nice game of racquetball at the gym, you'd go home at 6. Or if you were single and it was a weeknight, you might stay late in the office watching movies in a conference room and doing a bit of coding. Of course, fifteen years ago, Google paid more and had a reputation as a place where the really smart people came to grow their careers, whereas Microsoft was sleepier and more middle-aged. But it had "WLB" in spades.
- fenesiistvan 4y ago
  Gym after lunch? :)
  - maximus-decimus 4y ago
    They clearly didn't follow the Hulk Hogan program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKkHQtmS01s&t=260s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKkHQtmS01s&t=260s
  - md_ 4y ago
    We were young, and stupid. ;)