Gibson486
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Google also demands a pretty heavy work load from what I understand. Dinner's free because they expect that you'll want to grab dinner since you're working late.
I worked in big consulting for a while, so I completely understand. Friends and family thought the perks I talked about were pretty cool, but free food and free booze only goes so far when your obligations to the office/client extend well beyond a normal work day for everyone else. It was a no-brainer for me to move on when I was offered a lateral salary/career level to work a 40-45 hr week.
People leaving Google might think twice with a 10% increase, but my guess is they're already working 10% more hours than the average corporate associate at a similar/equivalent career level.
exactly, you have to consider what they expect in return. I did my first coop at an electronics company that gave us free food, free booze, a game room and free trips. I thought it was awesome until I heard people in the company going through divorces, breakups and messed up lives because they worked too much. These perks come at a price. Infact, lots of the people the mentored me ended up leaving. The only people I knew that stayed were the ones that were single.