Tech companies are famous for coddling their workers but after mass layoffs the industry's culture has shifted. Engineers say that getting hired can require days of work on unpaid assignments.
  • RadioRat (he/they)@beehaw.org
    26·
    10 months ago

    Probably by design, to be honest. Jobs tend to be very anti-parent, especially in US states where FMLA is legally protected.

    I’m fortunate to work for a company that has a culture of prioritizing real life so you can do your best work. Sadly, that’s antithetical to next quarter thinking, so it’s not the norm.

    The dumb thing is (in my experience) parents seem to work harder and stay at companies for longer than childless folks. They’re just shorter on free time and need some basic flexibility to address emergent issues. Not to mention being better at teaching and managing in general.

    • The Dark Lord ☑️@lemmy.ca
      7·
      10 months ago

      Right. Before, people would check GitHub, but they found that it didn’t mean that people were better programmers, they just had more free time.

      I’ve seen a lot of people asking which interview method the interviewer would prefer (project or algorithm interview).