Anonymous
Post 08/27/2013 16:02     Subject: only in the west coast...
Isn't this a vestige of tech's past?
Anonymous
Post 08/23/2013 08:19     Subject: only in the west coast...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The entire tech boom was drug inspired.


My parents' careers were destroyed by the tech crash in 2000, and we're all living through the Lost Decade that was post-2000 until now. You are so right.


OP here. I'm sorry to hear that.

A lot of 'young' money wealth there (non-founder, but early employee) is quite lucky. I have two cousins whose lives were set back 5-7 years due to the 2000 bubble/crash, but a family friend happened to join the right start-up in the mid-late 90's and they were able to weather the storm and is now worth close to 9 figures. From an intelligence/credentials/ability stand-point, they were all similar.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 23:22     Subject: only in the west coast...
Anonymous wrote:The entire tech boom was drug inspired.


My parents' careers were destroyed by the tech crash in 2000, and we're all living through the Lost Decade that was post-2000 until now. You are so right.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 20:29     Subject: only in the west coast...
The entire tech boom was drug inspired.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 20:18     Subject: only in the west coast...
And don't forget that they can go skiing in the morning, and surfing later that same day.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 20:09     Subject: only in the west coast...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What are you talking about? Are you yourself high right now? People on the West coast work more or less like people on the East coast.

If you think that life out there is a cake-walk, then consider moving to one of these "fictional" companies you describe. DC has an abundant and stable job market.


OP here; no completely sober. College juniors are finishing up their summer internships and getting their full time offers and I visited my nephew in the middle of the summer and it is crazy what established places (so not a start up without any hr or anything) let you do at work as long as you get your work done.

I wonder if places that have afternoon/evening beers at work on fridays now will let people have a joint or two if they would rather have that than the beer or two.


My advice, OP, for the sake of your nephew's future at the company you have described -- absolutely DO NOT let anyone goad you into naming the company, your nephew, or otherwise giving any more details than you already have. Remember, the NSA is watching.


i already said it is a company with a market cap of 100B..its not hard to find out a list of west coast tech firms with MC's around 100B or higher. No i'm not going to name the company.

I just found it completely crazy....so different from the work culture around here. I'm not saying people out there don't grind or work hard...they do and put in lots of hours.....but in terms of 'etiquette' its almost like anything goes.



Yes, I've heard that the conference room orgies are particularly hard to stomach. That, and the bring your open-marriage-others to work day make me so happy that I live and work here in DC rather than on the West coast.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 20:04     Subject: only in the west coast...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What are you talking about? Are you yourself high right now? People on the West coast work more or less like people on the East coast.

If you think that life out there is a cake-walk, then consider moving to one of these "fictional" companies you describe. DC has an abundant and stable job market.


OP here; no completely sober. College juniors are finishing up their summer internships and getting their full time offers and I visited my nephew in the middle of the summer and it is crazy what established places (so not a start up without any hr or anything) let you do at work as long as you get your work done.

I wonder if places that have afternoon/evening beers at work on fridays now will let people have a joint or two if they would rather have that than the beer or two.


My advice, OP, for the sake of your nephew's future at the company you have described -- absolutely DO NOT let anyone goad you into naming the company, your nephew, or otherwise giving any more details than you already have. Remember, the NSA is watching.


i already said it is a company with a market cap of 100B..its not hard to find out a list of west coast tech firms with MC's around 100B or higher. No i'm not going to name the company.

I just found it completely crazy....so different from the work culture around here. I'm not saying people out there don't grind or work hard...they do and put in lots of hours.....but in terms of 'etiquette' its almost like anything goes.

Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 19:54     Subject: only in the west coast...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What are you talking about? Are you yourself high right now? People on the West coast work more or less like people on the East coast.

If you think that life out there is a cake-walk, then consider moving to one of these "fictional" companies you describe. DC has an abundant and stable job market.


OP here; no completely sober. College juniors are finishing up their summer internships and getting their full time offers and I visited my nephew in the middle of the summer and it is crazy what established places (so not a start up without any hr or anything) let you do at work as long as you get your work done.

I wonder if places that have afternoon/evening beers at work on fridays now will let people have a joint or two if they would rather have that than the beer or two.


My advice, OP, for the sake of your nephew's future at the company you have described -- absolutely DO NOT let anyone goad you into naming the company, your nephew, or otherwise giving any more details than you already have. Remember, the NSA is watching.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 19:52     Subject: only in the west coast...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What are you talking about? Are you yourself high right now? People on the West coast work more or less like people on the East coast.

If you think that life out there is a cake-walk, then consider moving to one of these "fictional" companies you describe. DC has an abundant and stable job market.


OP here; no completely sober. College juniors are finishing up their summer internships and getting their full time offers and I visited my nephew in the middle of the summer and it is crazy what established places (so not a start up without any hr or anything) let you do at work as long as you get your work done.

I wonder if places that have afternoon/evening beers at work on fridays now will let people have a joint or two if they would rather have that than the beer or two.


name names.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 19:38     Subject: only in the west coast...
Anonymous wrote:What are you talking about? Are you yourself high right now? People on the West coast work more or less like people on the East coast.

If you think that life out there is a cake-walk, then consider moving to one of these "fictional" companies you describe. DC has an abundant and stable job market.


OP here; no completely sober. College juniors are finishing up their summer internships and getting their full time offers and I visited my nephew in the middle of the summer and it is crazy what established places (so not a start up without any hr or anything) let you do at work as long as you get your work done.

I wonder if places that have afternoon/evening beers at work on fridays now will let people have a joint or two if they would rather have that than the beer or two.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 19:17     Subject: only in the west coast...
Maybe if you have a prescription
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 19:12     Subject: only in the west coast...
Anonymous wrote:What are you talking about? Are you yourself high right now? People on the West coast work more or less like people on the East coast.

If you think that life out there is a cake-walk, then consider moving to one of these "fictional" companies you describe. DC has an abundant and stable job market.


Agree
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 19:07     Subject: only in the west coast...
What are you talking about? Are you yourself high right now? People on the West coast work more or less like people on the East coast.

If you think that life out there is a cake-walk, then consider moving to one of these "fictional" companies you describe. DC has an abundant and stable job market.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2013 18:52     Subject: only in the west coast...
where undergrad's get 6 figure starting salaries, almost 50% stock bonuses, random other cash bonuses, and managers that let you vaporize marijuana in your office or cube if it doesn't affect your work output/quality during the day.

and this is at an 100B+ market-cap company....i can't even imagine what a start-up would allow.