I think that KeyValues is making great strides in promoting this conversation. @lynnetye
is a DEV member and can probably speak more to the motivation of KV and general places to learn more about the "best places to work" from a cultural perspective.
This is definitely a conversation that needs to get more attention. "Candidates" are increasingly motivated by work/life balance, quality of life, etc. over simple prestige and compensation.
Lynne is the creator of Key Values, a website that helps engineers find teams that share their values. She lives in San Francisco, is an Iron(wo)man, and loves meeting new peeps!
Location
San Francisco
Education
MIT'10 Brain and Cognitive Sciences, UCSF'12 Neuroscience
Lynne is the creator of Key Values, a website that helps engineers find teams that share their values. She lives in San Francisco, is an Iron(wo)man, and loves meeting new peeps!
Location
San Francisco
Education
MIT'10 Brain and Cognitive Sciences, UCSF'12 Neuroscience
@peter is right, I could talk about this... forever. 😜
Asking someone where the best place to work at is like asking someone what the best city is to live in, or who is the best person is to be in a relationship with. It's not a simple question with a simple answer. It "right" answer depends on the person, and to make things more complex, the "right" answer changes for each person over the course of their life.
The hardest part about finding the "right" job or company is knowing what exactly that looks like to you. @damcosset, you should absolutely choose a humane employer, but I'd like to think that that's table stakes. There are countless humane employers to choose from, so the next question is really identifying what your goals are and what matters most to you, and then finding companies that align w/ your goals and care about the same things you do. Anyway, you can find the long list of things other devs care about on Key Values!
I think that KeyValues is making great strides in promoting this conversation. @lynnetye is a DEV member and can probably speak more to the motivation of KV and general places to learn more about the "best places to work" from a cultural perspective.
This is definitely a conversation that needs to get more attention. "Candidates" are increasingly motivated by work/life balance, quality of life, etc. over simple prestige and compensation.
KeyValues looks awesome! Bookmarking this for a future job hunt :D
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Sorry that I didn't see this until now! 🙈
@peter is right, I could talk about this... forever. 😜
Asking someone where the best place to work at is like asking someone what the best city is to live in, or who is the best person is to be in a relationship with. It's not a simple question with a simple answer. It "right" answer depends on the person, and to make things more complex, the "right" answer changes for each person over the course of their life.
The hardest part about finding the "right" job or company is knowing what exactly that looks like to you. @damcosset, you should absolutely choose a humane employer, but I'd like to think that that's table stakes. There are countless humane employers to choose from, so the next question is really identifying what your goals are and what matters most to you, and then finding companies that align w/ your goals and care about the same things you do. Anyway, you can find the long list of things other devs care about on Key Values!
Can't wait for keyValues to include more and more countries other than the US. Love it so far :)