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dginsburg

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    Comment #18330402

    What percentage of the world's technologists and designers live in SV? I don't know what it is but I bet it's overwhelmingly more everywhere else combined. Through that lens you ca…

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    Comment #14251908

    There has been little mention of the most amazing perk at Basecamp which are the four day work weeks for four months of the year. This doesn't mean working four days of ten hours e…

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    Comment #14251857

    Matching 401K up to 6% with no vesting period is exceptional. Yes, paying 25% of the cost of an individual health plan is on the high end for a tech company. However, Basecamp cont…

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    Comment #14250798

    Yes, the 401k contribution limit doesn't include what the employer matches.

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    Comment #14250417

    Yeah, benefits are generally poor in the US compared to Europe. Salaries tend to be higher and taxes tend to be lower in the US. It's American culture to value those more.