at the startup i worked at from '98 to early 2001 there was def a social scene. in the silicon alley building where our office was located there was a bar on the first floor. drinks after work (or even a few well-placed rounds during the day) were a common occurance.
now i work for a big blue chip company. funny that there's so many more people in aggregate, but the scene is so much smaller. people are def more guarded. even so, on my small team i consider the people with whom i work my friends.
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at the startup i worked at from '98 to early 2001 there was def a social scene. in the silicon alley building where our office was located there was a bar on the first floor. drinks after work (or even a few well-placed rounds during the day) were a common occurance.
now i work for a big blue chip company. funny that there's so many more people in aggregate, but the scene is so much smaller. people are def more guarded. even so, on my small team i consider the people with whom i work my friends.
Here's a link to an article detailing IBM's AI efforts: http://www.research.ibm.com/thinkresearch/pages/20 01/20010629_ai.shtml