Could give Scrooge stinginess lessons
Could give Scrooge stinginess lessons
The work can be interesting, but they will make sure you never run out of it :-(
Google might give free meals, but IBM makes you pay for hot water to put your teabag in!
You can expect arbitrary expense freezes to impact productivity and morale. Recently, they held an awards ceremony where the certificates were presented unframed because the framing budget hadn't been approved.
Travel expenses are nitpicked by jobsworths in the Philippines who are prepared to waste hours chasing receipts for tiny amounts.
Employee benefits are being continually eroded.
Pay rates are set below the industry average, and the companies being compared against are hardly producing the same complexity of product. 95-97% of average is the target.
You can't continue expecting to produce industry-leading products whilst giving below-industry-average pay and benefits.
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Austin, Texas, United StatesDecember 1, 2009The initial contact was a phone screening interview. Several days later, I was contacted for interviews with several technical personnel and given a short skills assessment test. The screening interview consisted of general questions about my curren
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Austin, Texas, United StatesFebruary 1, 2012I did not have one, as I had previously interned and was basically offered the job given my previous experience. Usually, one manager will do all the hiring for an area and conduct the initial screening, followed by conference calls with the team th
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