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0 pointssmellf8y ago0 comments

What's the significance of 9:06am? These guys sound like the worst kind of narcissists.

The place sounds more like a cult than a company.

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gorbachev8y ago· 6 in thread

This explains some of it:

http://www.businessinsider.com/pivotal-906-am-breakfast-meet...

jgh8y ago

"the morning was too short" = "we need butts in seats 9-5 because reasons"

raverbashing8y ago

TL;DR "So Pivotal decided to employ both a stick and a carrot. The stick is a mandatory morning meeting at 9 a.m., where your absence will likely be noted. The carrot is the breakfast buffet, "sort of a prize to get in,""

I'm glad I read this. Now I'm sure to never apply for this company

megaduck8y ago

I run the Pivotal office in Singapore. Breakfast is wonderful, but it's hardly mandatory.

Standup at 9:06 is important, though. In order for pairing to work, you need to have everybody there at the same time.

The iron bargain is that you work a rigid eight hour schedule, but then you go home (or wherever) and don't think about work. No overtime or crunch mode, ever.

It's not for everybody, but many folks really really really like it.

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namelost8y ago

If you're not there for the 9am meeting do they give you a detention?

whatshisface8y ago

Everyone has different levels of self-control. Maybe in an ideal society the consultants with a great deal of it would work from home/for themselves while the consultants with less would get the breakfast buffet and the gong.

perseusprime118y ago

Are you sure? Imagine the obesity that is waiting for you at the breakfast buffet filled with jerky and puff pastries.

justherefortart8y ago· 4 in thread

That's most of SF in my experience. Well either that or staffed 90%+ by H1b. Interesting place.

toomuchtodo8y ago

> Well either that or staffed 90%+ by H1b.

I didn't believe you for a moment, but wow:

http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=Pivotal+Software+Inc&job=&c...

sumedh8y ago

I keep reading that US companies complain that they dont get skilled people and I always think its because they are not ready to pay a good salary but looking at the list the salaries look good. So is there really a skills shortage?

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justherefortart8y ago

http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=Bank+Of+The+West&job=&city=...

http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=visa&job=&city=&year=All+Ye...

http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=Adp+Technology+Services+Inc...

I could find you 100s like this just in the Bay Area.

The joke was always, "You're white, why aren't you the manager?"

jgh8y ago

oh boy they have 132 H1-B employees...out of 2300+ (2017 number)

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

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12 comments · 2 top-level

gorbachev8y ago· 6 in thread

This explains some of it:

http://www.businessinsider.com/pivotal-906-am-breakfast-meet...

jgh8y ago

"the morning was too short" = "we need butts in seats 9-5 because reasons"

raverbashing8y ago

I'm glad I read this. Now I'm sure to never apply for this company

megaduck8y ago

I run the Pivotal office in Singapore. Breakfast is wonderful, but it's hardly mandatory.

Standup at 9:06 is important, though. In order for pairing to work, you need to have everybody there at the same time.

The iron bargain is that you work a rigid eight hour schedule, but then you go home (or wherever) and don't think about work. No overtime or crunch mode, ever.

It's not for everybody, but many folks really really really like it.

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namelost8y ago

If you're not there for the 9am meeting do they give you a detention?

whatshisface8y ago

perseusprime118y ago

Are you sure? Imagine the obesity that is waiting for you at the breakfast buffet filled with jerky and puff pastries.

justherefortart8y ago· 4 in thread

That's most of SF in my experience. Well either that or staffed 90%+ by H1b. Interesting place.

toomuchtodo8y ago

> Well either that or staffed 90%+ by H1b.

I didn't believe you for a moment, but wow: