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    • R
      ryan_do
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      @aaronstuder - The culture is great. While there are always growing pains as we become a larger company (there were 15 people when I joined) overall it's an amazing place to work. I like to talk a lot about the perks but the people are what makes DO awesome. Before joining DO (and coming from a background that included a lot of freelance work) my personal rule was that I would not work somewhere if I did not report to a VP or higher and had the ability to tell that person when they are wrong. DO has grown a lot but I could sit down with all three co-founders over the course of this week (as could any employee) to talk about whatever I wanted. Generally these discussions are about issues or career development but not always. For most of the history of the company the execs did not have offices, for several months I sat right next to a couple of the co-founders every day. With our growth a couple executives now have offices (glass walled) though one co-founder gave his up to be a dedicated interview room since he wasn't using it much anyway. I'm not sure how clear a picture this gives you but hopefully it helps.

      @PSX_Defector - Haha.. technically the internet connection re-imbursement is the remotee equivalent of the transportation benefit given to locals. Those of us in NYC have our monthly subway pass paid for by the company ($117/month) and this same amount is available for remotes to put towards their Internet access.

      Since people seem interested I'll add just a bit more about what it's like to work at DO. When I explain it to others I almost always use the phrase "we are spoiled", and we are. Here is a list of some of the company events I've done since moving to NYC:

      • Weekend Ski Trip in Vermont
      • Tailgated and attended the Giants/Jets game
      • Attended a Yankees/Mets game
      • Star Wars VII opening night
      • Got to attend a screening at the Tribecca film festival
      • An octoberfest river cruise up the hudson
      • Numerous company parties, dinners, etc (we have a company Thanksgiving dinner every year, an anniversary party, and a holiday party)
      • Attended OSCON, the Community Leadership Summit and Scale14x last year

      I am sure I am forgetting a few things. Other in-office perks include

      • Catered Lunches every day
      • Breakfast and Dinner (if you're in early/late enough) via Corporate Seamless account
      • Free beverages (including beer & wine for after 5pm)
      • A ton of free snacks in the office

      And with all that I should also mention that I average 45 hours per week, work/home balance is a big factor here. Technically I could get away with 40 but I like to come in an hour early to have my breakfast and get caught up before the rest of my team gets in at 10am.

      Despite DO being a great resume builder, I am so happy here that the only way I plan to leave is to start my own business, I just don't think any other employer could compare.

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        travisdh1 @ryan_do
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        @ryan_do Sounds like a great place to work. Might have to toss you guys a resume once I get my full package put together.

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          ryan_do
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          There is more info and some pictures on themuse.

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            StorageNinja Vendor @PSX_Defector
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            @PSX_Defector If you want a list of VMware cloud air network companies to apply at I know a few 🙂

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              PSX_Defector @StorageNinja
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              @John-Nicholson said:

              @PSX_Defector If you want a list of VMware cloud air network companies to apply at I know a few 🙂

              I'm happy where I'm at, I'm sure I'll be talking with you sometime anyways. I am the guy in Systems now.

              And Orrie says hi. 🙂

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              • DashrenderD
                Dashrender
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                that place sounds exactly like Drop Box, only a little smaller. I visited Drop Box last year.. glass conference rooms, open floor plan, almost no cubicals, everyone wearing headphones.

                free lunch/drinks/snacks everyday... etc.

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                  aaron-closed account Banned
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                    Jason Banned @bbigford
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                    @BBigford said:

                    I've saw a lot of this debate on various forums. "Will on-premise IT support be replaced by MSPs and/or the cloud?" MSPs displacing (not replacing)

                    I would says that's sensationalized. Sure it will happen at many SMBs but it's not something that is going to happen everywhere. especially not in the Enterprise sector.

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                      bbigford @Dashrender
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                      @Dashrender said:

                      that place sounds exactly like Drop Box, only a little smaller. I visited Drop Box last year.. glass conference rooms, open floor plan, almost no cubicals, everyone wearing headphones.

                      free lunch/drinks/snacks everyday... etc.

                      Headphones are the new cubicles.

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                      • DashrenderD
                        Dashrender @bbigford
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                        @BBigford said:

                        @Dashrender said:

                        that place sounds exactly like Drop Box, only a little smaller. I visited Drop Box last year.. glass conference rooms, open floor plan, almost no cubicals, everyone wearing headphones.

                        free lunch/drinks/snacks everyday... etc.

                        Headphones are the new cubicles.

                        Man, yeah - I'm wondering is this dog is just to old for that.

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                          IRJ
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                          I am a very happy DO customer 🙂

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                          • crustachioC
                            crustachio
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                            You guys. The Cloud to Butt plugin makes this thread hysterical.

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                            • dafyreD
                              dafyre @crustachio
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                              @crustachio said:

                              You guys. The Cloud to Butt plugin makes this thread hysterical.

                              @MattSpeller is also a fan of this one.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller
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                                I think that there is a big missed opportunity in the opposite, a butt to cloud plugin.

                                Kiss my cloud!

                                Check on the cloud on her.

                                And so forth.

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                                  crustachio @scottalanmiller
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                                  @scottalanmiller said:

                                  I think that there is a big missed opportunity in the opposite, a butt to cloud plugin.

                                  Kiss my cloud!

                                  Check on the cloud on her.

                                  And so forth.

                                  Sounds a bit nebulous.

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller @crustachio
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                                    @crustachio said:

                                    @scottalanmiller said:

                                    I think that there is a big missed opportunity in the opposite, a butt to cloud plugin.

                                    Kiss my cloud!

                                    Check on the cloud on her.

                                    And so forth.

                                    Sounds a bit nebulous.

                                    You don't like my ideas? You can kiss my fat white cloud.

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller
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                                      See what I did there?

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                                      • crustachioC
                                        crustachio @scottalanmiller
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                                        @scottalanmiller said:

                                        See what I did there?

                                        Don't take things so cirrusly.

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                                          Jason Banned @Dashrender
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                                          @Dashrender said:

                                          @BBigford said:

                                          @Dashrender said:

                                          that place sounds exactly like Drop Box, only a little smaller. I visited Drop Box last year.. glass conference rooms, open floor plan, almost no cubicals, everyone wearing headphones.

                                          free lunch/drinks/snacks everyday... etc.

                                          Headphones are the new cubicles.

                                          Man, yeah - I'm wondering is this dog is just to old for that.

                                          I'm happy with having my own office. I don't even like cubicals, I get distracted too much.

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                                          • bbigfordB
                                            bbigford @Dashrender
                                            last edited by bbigford

                                            @Dashrender said:

                                            @BBigford said:

                                            @Dashrender said:

                                            that place sounds exactly like Drop Box, only a little smaller. I visited Drop Box last year.. glass conference rooms, open floor plan, almost no cubicals, everyone wearing headphones.

                                            free lunch/drinks/snacks everyday... etc.

                                            Headphones are the new cubicles.

                                            Man, yeah - I'm wondering is this dog is just to old for that.

                                            I don't use it as a cubicle as much as I do a brick wall. I don't always have my headphones in, but I do more often now. Our office is unusually silent. So the little noises irritate me. On the flip side, I worked in a loud environment and would put them in to block out the noise so I could concentrate (ironic that you block noise with noise).

                                            I also wear headphones to block out users. We have an open door policy, but I sit with my back to the door so when they see my headphones in, they just turn and leave. Sometimes I put my headphones in, even without music playing, just for that reason. Otherwise I would never get anything done.

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