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Do Techies Care For Daycare?
DeICQLady writes "After browsing this, I remembered numerous days on my co-op when my mentor and other engineers had to come up with ways to entertain their children (when they had to be out of school, snowstorm, et al.) and had to do this instead of concentrating on work. I have not heard of many companies wanting to do anything about it. Is it that techies don't want (need?) it? Would it be to our advantage if companies were concerned about providing this for us? Why or why not?" The majority of "techies" are still young, male and single so daycare really isn't a factor for them until they are well into their careers. However, this majority is quickly dwindling and it may due to think about other 'perks' that the workplace can offer other than free cell phones and Internet access. What do you all think? -
Coders Say Yes To Telecommuting, No To Ping Pong
8127972 writes "News.com is has a story on a survey that describes the perks that coders and other IT types want. According to the survey, they want their companies to spring for membership to health clubs, a free car, wireless phone, and anything that aids telecommuting. Foosball, ping-pong, billiards and other rec-room staples ranked at the bottom of the list--even lower than free dance lessons. The full survey is at Techies.com. Maybe this should be sent to the PHB's?" -
Sysadmin on the South Pole
mljames writes "From a Techies.com newsletter , It's not exactly everyone's dream job, but Jason Holmes is loving his gig as a sys admin at the South Pole. And hey, it's summer there, meaning the temperature can rise to a balmy minus 20 F. " -
Sysadmin on the South Pole
mljames writes "From a Techies.com newsletter , It's not exactly everyone's dream job, but Jason Holmes is loving his gig as a sys admin at the South Pole. And hey, it's summer there, meaning the temperature can rise to a balmy minus 20 F. "