Job flexibility - that's it.
Anonymous cog in the big corporate machine, perpetually being downsized and nickel-and-dimed on pay while execs award themselves big raises.
Squeezed out by offshoring for the same reason: if you ain't Indian and prepared to work for peanuts, then you're not going anywhere.
Where the hell do they think the next generation of senior technical direction is going to come from?
Respect and value your employees, or we just switch off.
The process was very easy, and they were in a hurry to hire someone with my background, which was rather rare at the time. The technical interviewer didn't know much about the technology, as they had just received the requirement and were desperately
Phone call: ~30-60 minutes. Project assignment: Flexible for a week, looking for code structure and new framework implementation. Cautions for UI design and bug-free code. Onsite.
Interviewed by peers, the hiring manager, his boss, and a program manager. Very cordial and relaxing, but with deep, incisive questions that I later came to realize just how picky people were. The relaxing atmosphere allowed me to be at my best.
The process was very easy, and they were in a hurry to hire someone with my background, which was rather rare at the time. The technical interviewer didn't know much about the technology, as they had just received the requirement and were desperately
Phone call: ~30-60 minutes. Project assignment: Flexible for a week, looking for code structure and new framework implementation. Cautions for UI design and bug-free code. Onsite.
Interviewed by peers, the hiring manager, his boss, and a program manager. Very cordial and relaxing, but with deep, incisive questions that I later came to realize just how picky people were. The relaxing atmosphere allowed me to be at my best.