10/22 Where do recent grads want to work these days? Startups? Google?
\_ Wherever their ambition takes them. If they just want free food
and a cushy job, Google. If they're ambitious and have big
dreams (or simply stupid), startup.
\_ How about MS, Apple, consulting, HP, etc? When I graduated in
2000, lots of people were going to startups that failed a year
later (myself included), then either kept bouncing around
various startups or found one that became stable (e.g. Google)
or went to a big company (e.g. Sun). To be honest, the main
reason I posted this is to get the motd to discuss something
other than politics, photo, or the economy (incl. real estate).
\_ What makes you think that Google is cushy? I have heard that
the employees there work very long hours.
\_ Not nearly as difficult as startup, but much more than
big companies. In short, I don't understand why people
work semi-startup hours without any hope of getting IPO
money. x-G
\_ I am going to start my own company. Our main product will be
\_ I am going to start my own company. Our business model will be
selling open source ircII scripts (and related services)
to Fortune 500 executives. |