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maybe change the link to the quora thread? The article adds literally nothing. http://www.quora.com/Which-Googler-holds-the-record-for-livi...
In any normal case i'd agree, but Quora is just a straight out terrible place to share stuff because it's essentially a paywall. (paying with money or a registration doesn't really make a difference for this situation).
This is not "a perk". This is homelessness plain and simple. (Tech) People glamorize campus life but at least in campus you have a bed, clubs, parties and other interaction opportunities, etc
I think Google has all of the above.
Can't Google just setup dormitories? It's halfway on being it's own city, so why not go all out and have cheap living quarters?
I would argue that this could be counter-productive. 24/7 immersion in an employer-owned and operated environment doesn't sound healthy from a work/life balance perspective.
Does anyone else feels like we're really getting towards the cyberpunk universe ? with corporations that completely own the life of their employees by providing them with everything, and a violent lawless and miserable outside world. And as always, it all started with the best intentions.
Can't Google just setup dormitories? It's halfway on being it's own city, so why not go all out and have cheap living quarters?
Having company dorms seemed almost a necessity for young workers, until they had saved enough for the enormous deposit needed for an apartment. Maybe that's the direction Silicon Valley is headed.
Can't Google just setup dormitories? It's halfway on being it's own city, so why not go all out and have cheap living quarters?
It sounds like Google will be making some rapid changes to their security policy. Part of me feels bad for the guys who just got ratted out. Homelessness is a pretty disorienting thing. Part of me feels like this is just another way of saying that there's a bay area housing shortage...
I wouldn't really compare homelessness to being employed at Google and choosing to sleep in the parking lot.
I've been homeless. Long story.
If you've been sleeping in a parking lot and now security has caught on, you're homeless. Are you judging them because they happen to have some money saved up?
Does anyone else feels like we're really getting towards the cyberpunk universe ? with corporations that completely own the life of their employees by providing them with everything, and a violent lawless and miserable outside world. And as always, it all started with the best intentions.
That isn't totally fair, but a lot of Chinese workers live in small shared rooms provided by their employer, they then send money "home" to their villages.
I wouldn't call China lawless, but it is is a bit miserable, particularly if you get fired from a job.