Tech's Top 10 Workspaces
theodp writes "Looking to escape your Initech-like surroundings with your next job? Valleywag has culled its picks for Tech's Top 10 Workspaces from Office Snapshots, where you'll find plenty of other Best-Places-to-Work contenders. So how does your Cubicle measure up to the competition?" Pixar, Netflix, and other places. Makes the Slashdot Fortress look like a hovel even though we replaced the dirt floors last month.
All that expensive furniture and designer layout is going to be money that's not going to be available for growth. Yes, that affects the value of your stock options if you happen to work for a startup, possibly big time. Fancy offices are for big companies whose stock isn't going anywhere anymore.
Spend bucks on things that make people productive: fast machines and big screens. Spend bucks on things that let people have fun. For anything else, go to the surplus store and buy functional and sturdy.