Articles associated with topic: work environment
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Facebook Expands Its Office in Seattle
Facebook's Seattle office has moved to a new space to accommodate its 90 engineers and allow for more hires. The company opened the office in 2010 in order to broaden its resource pool beyond Sil… -
Data Center 'Pods' Allow Engineers to Sleep Onsite
The 2012 Summer Olympics is sure to impact data center performance in London because of exceptionally high traffic. What's an operations staff to do? Sleep with the servers. That's what the Inter… -
How to Deal With a Micromanager
Daily work diaries and stealth screen monitoring are just some of the micro-managing tactics that can drive down morale. As columnist Jerry Osteryoung recently wrote: Micro-managing damages moral… -
Electronic Arts: the 'Worst Company in America?'
Electronic Arts may have won numerous accolades for its games, yet its latest probably isn't one you'll see in the company lobby – The Consumerist’s Worst Company in America award. Does a company… -
Why Finding Your 'Work-Life Integration' is Better Than 'Work-Life Balance'
We’re all familiar with the so-called Work-Life Balance. But, this conjures up visions of see-saws that must be perfectly balanced with equal weights on both ends at all times to ensure success.…Sponsored -
Foxconn Stories Pose a Dilemma for Apple Workers. Or Not.
Is working for Apple ethically tricky? Sure, the company is innovative, pays its (U.S.) employees well and offers tons of perks, but how about those conditions at the infamous Foxconn factory? Ap… -
Rackspace's Boss on Why Corporate Culture Matters
Our friends over at DataCenterKnowledge shared this video of Rackspace Hosting Chairman Graham Weston talking about his vision for the company's corporate culture. “When we pay attention to what… -
Noob + Buddy System = Effective Team
As engineers we deal with a lot of learning curves, whether it's because of a new job, a new team, a new project or even a new part of a product we've been using for months. We're always having t… -
Google's Whittaker On How to Annoy Your Past Employer
Ex-Googler James Whittaker posted a longish explanation of why he left the company on his blog, lamenting what he sees as Google's change from a tech company to an advertising business. Google, h… -
SXSW: Getting Your Boss to Send You
SXSW Interactive can be as much a professional development event as a Party for Geeks. Of course, if you ask your boss to send you, he's going to focus on the "party" part. But there are good arg… -
What Is Rightsourcing in IT?
It’s considering both in-house and external resources for the best fit for a variety of tasks. Rightsourcing considers in-house options and contractors to determine the most effective course of a…Sponsored