Slashdot Games Story | Frustration and Unhappiness In the Games Industry
"....I spent some time with my brother in Sweden, he moved over there during a student exchange program. He liked it so much he stayed. Why does he like it so much? Well he works for Sony Ericsson as a programmer/engineer and to say they have a different work philosophy is an understatement.
To list some of the perks:
On day 1, out of university, he gets 6 weeks vacation, with the ability
to bank another 2. He has 8+2 weeks now.
Overtime, period....law...no such thing as "Salary employee".
You are payed extra to carry a blackberry
By law a person has to be no farther that 10 meters from a natural light
source...even in a skyrise. They have a whole classes in architecture
schools on this.
Free medicare
Free gym
Free bereavement time no questions asked
6 months PATERNITY leave
free daycare services
Managers and executives that fail employee review are often pushed into
no managerial roles.
Sony-Ericsson is considered a slave driving company in Sweden. Google
may have won "Best Employer" in the US, but they would be considered
McDonald's level in Scandinavia and a lot of the western european
countries."Well yes that sounds nice but doesn't he miss the free market???
as my toddler would say, that's fucked up!