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"They’re probably just trying to cash in on your youth and optimism." I find this about most companies, especially in silicon valley. Just look at Google or F
by paulhauggis 14y ago
"They’re probably just trying to cash in on your youth and optimism."
I find this about most companies, especially in silicon valley. Just look at Google or Facebook. They get 20 somethings right out of college and work them to the bone on a salary (IE: you don't get paid any extra).
Sure, you can go home at 5, but you most likely won't get a promotion when everyone around you is working until 7 or 8.
- drumdance 14y agoIME your description of twenty-somethings as cannon fodder is more common on Wall Street and at IT consulting firms than Silicon Valley. For example, everything I've read is that Facebook does not overwork their employees in the course of normal business. http://www.quora.com/Facebook-Inc-company/What-are-the-average-working-hours-per-day-for-a-Facebook-engineer http://www.quora.com/Facebook-Inc-company/What-are-the-avera... In the very early days of a startup (< 50 employees), people often work crazy hours. But everything I've seen suggests that once you start to scale, crazy hours are less common except when deadlines loom.
- paulhauggis 14y ago"more common on Wall Street" It's common with both. "For example, everything I've read is that Facebook does not overwork their employees in the course of normal business." This isn't what I've heard at all..from people working there now. These companies don't say you are required to work past 40 hours. However, it's part of the culture. This is most likely because they hire right out of college and the employees have no obligations, which allow them to make work their life.