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What it's like to work at YouNoodle

24 points by girk 18y ago

timae 18y ago
Plus there's the ping pong. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=305515 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=305515
sdpurtill 18y ago
That guy doing pullups in the first picture is soo weak!! Oh wait... That kind of looks like... Wait nevermind.
rokhayakebe 18y ago
The lady is kinda cute. Way to boost productivity.
- nuggien 18y ago
  kinda? you probably don't have that kind of girl where you work.
- srn 18y ago
  Their productivity boost is proven by the unquestionable correlation between physical attractiveness and IQ. We all know that software engineers would be working in Hollywood except they get more money from startups.
run4yourlives 18y ago
That's what I'd want, somebody doing chin-ups next to my desk while I'm struggling with some pesky coding issue. I know I'm not in the in crowd for saying this, but open concept offices suck, no matter how cool they may be. Joel is definitely bang on with this. Hasn't anyone read Peopleware? http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/BionicOffice.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/BionicOffice.html
- furiouslol 18y ago
  I wouuld say you would be more productive with private offices but the culture and the camaraderie within the office would probably be better with an open concept.
  - run4yourlives 18y ago
    With respect, it's productivity that's going to pay the bills, with a few exceptions obviously. This type of stuff seems to be more "we're cool like back in the dot com" than it is about getting the product out the door.
- truebosko 18y ago
  I would hurt myself if I had to work behind a wall. At my office, it's open concept. I'm the only guy doing anything remotely related to tech work (Other staff are sales, shipping, products, etc) and it's nice to not only be able to sit back and talk a bit when you need a break but also to know what's going on in the company from others perspective. In my opinion, an open office especially in a smaller environment keeps everyone in the know about the company and builds a stronger unity towards the primary goal
  - biohacker42 18y ago
    That may work if you're the tech guy at a non tech company, and your work comes in short spurts. But if you're a coder, essentially dong applied math for 8 hours a day, piece and quiet make a big difference.
petercooper 18y ago
Proof that rents in the Bay Area have plummeted! Seriously, that looks like a lot of space for 9 - we'd break arms for that in Europe.
rjett 18y ago
Has anyone else noticed the similarities in all these snaptalent interviews? I understand that snaptalent is trying to provide a quick, entertaining read, but from what I can see, every startup they have profiled is unique because of their entrepreneurial environment, their heated battles on Nintendo Wii, Guitar Hero, or ping-pong, and their love of a nice cold one at the village pub after work. It would be nice to see some more probing questions which would help differentiate each startup they interview.
pxlpshr 18y ago
When a tool comes out that pre-maturely analyzes a startup's value, and the office is filled with toys and distractions -- then the only thing left is to wait... wait for it... POP
Joseph11234 18y ago
who's that pretty girl? she must be the queen of silicon valley

24 points by girk 18y ago

timae 18y ago

Plus there's the ping pong. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=305515 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=305515

sdpurtill 18y ago

That guy doing pullups in the first picture is soo weak!! Oh wait... That kind of looks like... Wait nevermind.

rokhayakebe 18y ago

The lady is kinda cute. Way to boost productivity.

nuggien 18y ago
kinda? you probably don't have that kind of girl where you work.
srn 18y ago
Their productivity boost is proven by the unquestionable correlation between physical attractiveness and IQ. We all know that software engineers would be working in Hollywood except they get more money from startups.

run4yourlives 18y ago

That's what I'd want, somebody doing chin-ups next to my desk while I'm struggling with some pesky coding issue. I know I'm not in the in crowd for saying this, but open concept offices suck, no matter how cool they may be. Joel is definitely bang on with this. Hasn't anyone read Peopleware? http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/BionicOffice.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/BionicOffice.html

furiouslol 18y ago
I wouuld say you would be more productive with private offices but the culture and the camaraderie within the office would probably be better with an open concept.
- run4yourlives 18y ago
  With respect, it's productivity that's going to pay the bills, with a few exceptions obviously. This type of stuff seems to be more "we're cool like back in the dot com" than it is about getting the product out the door.
truebosko 18y ago
I would hurt myself if I had to work behind a wall. At my office, it's open concept. I'm the only guy doing anything remotely related to tech work (Other staff are sales, shipping, products, etc) and it's nice to not only be able to sit back and talk a bit when you need a break but also to know what's going on in the company from others perspective. In my opinion, an open office especially in a smaller environment keeps everyone in the know about the company and builds a stronger unity towards the primary goal
- biohacker42 18y ago
  That may work if you're the tech guy at a non tech company, and your work comes in short spurts. But if you're a coder, essentially dong applied math for 8 hours a day, piece and quiet make a big difference.

petercooper 18y ago

Proof that rents in the Bay Area have plummeted! Seriously, that looks like a lot of space for 9 - we'd break arms for that in Europe.

rjett 18y ago

Has anyone else noticed the similarities in all these snaptalent interviews? I understand that snaptalent is trying to provide a quick, entertaining read, but from what I can see, every startup they have profiled is unique because of their entrepreneurial environment, their heated battles on Nintendo Wii, Guitar Hero, or ping-pong, and their love of a nice cold one at the village pub after work. It would be nice to see some more probing questions which would help differentiate each startup they interview.

pxlpshr 18y ago

When a tool comes out that pre-maturely analyzes a startup's value, and the office is filled with toys and distractions -- then the only thing left is to wait... wait for it... POP

Joseph11234 18y ago

who's that pretty girl? she must be the queen of silicon valley