from Gergely Orosz | by Gergely Orosz

Here's a "test" I've put together to get a sense of what working at a tech company could be like - and things that are typically not advertised on job boards. Places with more "yes"es are typically more eng-friendly, and predictable cultures. What is your take? t.co/jOa1oeD43g

On the web, it's here: t.co/RK7HIKf5Pl

Instead of asking "do you pay a competitive compensation package", a much more telling question is "do all engineers get equity or profit-sharing?" The most competitive comp packages *all* have this component. Those that don't will not be top of the market for fulltime offers.

You can take the test here, if you want to: t.co/MMmt5xFg8f I'd like to amplify places that do well on this comparison.

About 10 companies are filling this test out and I'm seeing scores of 11/12 from @Spotify, @findhotelco, @Stash (all of them missing the oncall part). The most common questions companies do not score "yes" is on so far is equity for everyone (not just a select few) and oncall.

Wow there are a bunch of companies scoring 12/12 here: People working at @stripe, @google, @SumoLogic, @Wise, @Rippling, @udemy, @eventbrite, @noom, @freshbooks all say these places hit those boxes (at least in some teams). IMO oncall claims will be one to treat with caution.