Cały pański artykuł można skrócić w jednym zdaniu "Pracownik nie jest winien swemu pracodawcy służalczości i posłuszeństwa. Jest mu jednie winien usługę, za która otrzymuje zapłatę, będaca nie łaska, lecz zasłużonym wynagrodzeniem." - Ludwig von Mises.
I know you specifically state the intent of the post was not to be anti-capitalist, but the mention of hiring freshly graduated college students and moving them miles away from home with only a job to form relationships is a crazy predatory tactic I never knew even existed. While I doubt this was outright the intent of the companies, it's still a bewildering realization I hadn't had until now.
Well, it's not like it's some sinister corporate plot: people *want* to take these prestigious and well-paying jobs, and the companies realized early on that it's easier to hire if you offer a generous relocation package to the HQ. I don't think they wanted them to have no social life.
That said, yeah, the end result is that fewer than 10% of engineers in companies such as Google or Facebook are "from around here." Many move across the country, and probably around 40% are from overseas.
Cały pański artykuł można skrócić w jednym zdaniu "Pracownik nie jest winien swemu pracodawcy służalczości i posłuszeństwa. Jest mu jednie winien usługę, za która otrzymuje zapłatę, będaca nie łaska, lecz zasłużonym wynagrodzeniem." - Ludwig von Mises.
I know you specifically state the intent of the post was not to be anti-capitalist, but the mention of hiring freshly graduated college students and moving them miles away from home with only a job to form relationships is a crazy predatory tactic I never knew even existed. While I doubt this was outright the intent of the companies, it's still a bewildering realization I hadn't had until now.
Well, it's not like it's some sinister corporate plot: people *want* to take these prestigious and well-paying jobs, and the companies realized early on that it's easier to hire if you offer a generous relocation package to the HQ. I don't think they wanted them to have no social life.
That said, yeah, the end result is that fewer than 10% of engineers in companies such as Google or Facebook are "from around here." Many move across the country, and probably around 40% are from overseas.
Should motivate all of us to reconnect with old friends and colleagues. Good straight read, this is.
“It’s just work.”
Hard to remember sometimes.