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Silicon Valley Confessions

Anonymous confessions from tech.

The CEO Read a Blog Post About Flat Organizations So Now Nobody Reports to Anyone

Flat org means zero decisions get made. We debated which CI tool to use for 3 weeks. We still have not picked one.

I Took a Pay Cut for Equity and the Equity Is Now Worth Less Than the Free Office Snacks

My equity is worth negative dollars after taxes. The office snacks are almonds. Organic almonds. I hate almonds.

Our Company Values Include Synergy But Nobody Knows What That Means

Synergy is a core value. It appears 47 times in the handbook. Zero employees can define it. Management says it is a feeling.