"Engineering Culture" photo makes me think of a call center. Why would I want to do something as brain intensive and doesn't do well with disruption as software engineering in the environment depicted?
I'm fine with down voting, I still ask the question, how many engineers would be happy with the closeness of workstations portrayed? As someone who was reached out to by a couple of recruiters for companies w/ similar setups in the last couple of days, I don't see this as a selling point. Maybe it is just an image, but down votes and no comments to contrary say a lot.
No, you don't get it, how else are people supposed to exchange ideas and make the synergy and lots of the serendipity if they aren't thrown into a room with a bunch of cafeteria tables? It's not like people have other ways of communicating these days. <-- That is sarcasm HN.
I'm right there with you jmspring. I would not be happy in that environment and I happily pass on each and every company with floor plans that would make my job harder.
I'd like to understand why as knowledge workers a portrayed environment where you have minimal space between you and an open environment it a good working environment? The photo used by the AirBnB add portrays an extreme of the popular open office concept.
In the last two years I've worked in "open office as portrayed", a more isolated open office, as well as at home. I know my preference.
I still ask why is this a motivator on the cover of the digital equivalent of a glossy magazine?
This has nothing to do with the company (I use airbnb regularly), but the portrayal of environments.
A justification, I get emails regularly, I have no commute. The recruiters that reach out to me I simply ask, "so, I have no commute, can you encourage me to further engage with that first hurdle." So far, none can. Simple question, I've got a great job, sell me on what you have. Reality is most established companies at this point just want bodies to fill positions.
Disclaimer - I've passed on two founding CTO positions (over the last 2-3 years) because my risk averseness wasn't in sync at the time asked.
I see this post as a recruiting glossy and asked my questions as such.
Shut up "coder" and get back to work. You don't need a private office. After all, you aren't a doctor, a lawyer, or even an MBA. Also, don't forget about all of those stock options we gave you in lieu of a market-rate salary; those could potentially make you a millionaire! Quit your whining.
