Bell Lab: a private office with a secretary.
These days, every office is open office. Kids so crazy.
Ask HN: At what company were you happiest and why?
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Re: Ask HN: At what company were you happiest and why?
#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sounds cool, but is the salary ~SF Bay Area?
Depending on where he or she is working from, you don't need a ~SF Bay Area to enjoy the same quality (if not better) of life.
For reference, I live in the suburbs of Los Angeles so prices are lower than in the Bay area. I make $200k and my wife makes $100k working part time as a registered nurse. Flexible schedules mean we can spend lots of time with our daughter and travel quite a bit.
Re: Ask HN: At what company were you happiest and why?
#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
The one I recall being referenced is from Angus Deaton and Daniel Kahneman (of Thinking Fast and Slow fame): http://www.gallup.com/businessjournal/150671/Happiness-Is-Lo...
I can attest that I was much happier at $80k than I was at $30k, but not much happier at $110k or $140k, less happy at $155k, miserable at $175k (becoming director of engineering). Now I'm at $200k but it's the remote part that makes me happiest.
wow, that's an amazing salary for remote. what company?
Re: Ask HN: At what company were you happiest and why?
#44As a contractor, building 3D simulations for the military. It was for man-in-the-loop simulators where we simulated various kinds of ground vehicles and an assortment of sensors (IR, visual, I^2) and our simulation entity had to interact with and/or engage other man-in-the-loop as well as computer-controlled simulation entities.
Had to quit because I was moving out of the area.
Re: Ask HN: At what company were you happiest and why?
#45None. Haven't found a company that would meet my standard. And we're talking about class A companies. I should try to start my own company, I think it's the only way to get what I want.
What do you want?
Re: Ask HN: At what company were you happiest and why?
#46When I was working as a lighting director at my university.
It was mostly student staffed, but probably one of the best, most professional crews I've ever worked with in a technical production capacity. The equipment was also pretty top notch. It was probably one of the better-equipped venues in Los Angeles.
My coworkers/fellow students and I were pretty dedicated. A lot of us worked full time on top of taking a full course load because we loved what we did. We also socialized a lot and partied together a lot. Most of the friends that I still retain post-college are those folks.
I've really been missing and seeking out that kind of tightness among a group of coworkers ever since. I don't think I'll ever find a dynamic like that ever again, and that's okay. People in the "real world" have their families to go home to and other social lives.
Re: Ask HN: At what company were you happiest and why?
#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
I can attest that I was much happier at $80k than I was at $30k, but not much happier at $110k or $140k, less happy at $155k, miserable at $175k (becoming director of engineering). Now I'm at $200k but it's the remote part that makes me happiest.
wow, that's an amazing salary for remote. what company?
The company is Surge, LLC (https://www.surgeforward.com), and they offer developers for hire. It is 1099 contract work with at least 40 hours a week guaranteed.
Re: Ask HN: At what company were you happiest and why?
#48https://quickrep.vn This is a website of our company, its size is quite small with 10 employees. However, we often talk to each other a lot about work and life. Everyone is quite friendly and fun!
Re: Ask HN: At what company were you happiest and why?
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Re: Ask HN: At what company were you happiest and why?
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