On: Pivotal Software S-1

[gorbachev]

This explains some of it:

http://www.businessinsider.com/pivotal-906-am-breakfast-meet...

[_xzxj → gorbachev]

"the morning was too short" = "we need butts in seats 9-5 because reasons"

[raverbashing → gorbachev]

TL;DR "So Pivotal decided to employ both a stick and a carrot. The stick is a mandatory morning meeting at 9 a.m., where your absence will likely be noted. The carrot is the breakfast buffet, "sort of a prize to get in,""

I'm glad I read this. Now I'm sure to never apply for this company

[megaduck → raverbashing]

I run the Pivotal office in Singapore. Breakfast is wonderful, but it's hardly mandatory.

Standup at 9:06 is important, though. In order for pairing to work, you need to have everybody there at the same time.

The iron bargain is that you work a rigid eight hour schedule, but then you go home (or wherever) and don't think about work. No overtime or crunch mode, ever.

It's not for everybody, but many folks really really really like it.

[raverbashing → megaduck]

Thanks for explaining

However having flexible time is a more important asset to me than doing the occasional overtime

[namelost → raverbashing]

If you're not there for the 9am meeting do they give you a detention?

[whatshisface → raverbashing]

Everyone has different levels of self-control. Maybe in an ideal society the consultants with a great deal of it would work from home/for themselves while the consultants with less would get the breakfast buffet and the gong.

[perseusprime11 → raverbashing]

Are you sure? Imagine the obesity that is waiting for you at the breakfast buffet filled with jerky and puff pastries.