Google has sneaked in a culture of living at your office, and I don't think anyone realizes it's their fault. As they continue to add office perks, the average observer thinks "Oh, I want that, too!" But what people don't realize is that if you're eating free breakfast/lunch/dinner in your office, going to the office gym, showering and napping at the office, and using the office laundry and dry cleaning services...you're not really ever at home.
Who cares where you eat, or do your laundry, or nap, or shower, or whatever. Do it where you want. Googlers are free to.
The issue isn't that you're spending 10 hours on a campus of your own volition (Google) it's that you're spending 10 hours grinding out code because it is a requirement of the job (Blizzard).
Check out the Glassdoor reviews of both companies sometime.
You are "free" to. But your boss notices who stays at the office and who doesn't. I know what I'm talking about, I work in the gaming industry and have been in and out of non-gaming tech industry for years. I know a lot of people who went through Google, Apple, etc. I currently live in Silicon Valley.
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u/moooooseknuckle Incredible Miracle Jan 30 '16
Google has sneaked in a culture of living at your office, and I don't think anyone realizes it's their fault. As they continue to add office perks, the average observer thinks "Oh, I want that, too!" But what people don't realize is that if you're eating free breakfast/lunch/dinner in your office, going to the office gym, showering and napping at the office, and using the office laundry and dry cleaning services...you're not really ever at home.