[TriLUG] Positions with Google in NC

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Mike Shaw wrote:
> Hear! Hear!  I love how the IT business in general loves to promote itself
> as family friendly but anyone with a family who has been in IT knows it is
> all just K-rap.

Not necessarily.  I'm currently contracting at IBM and the work-life 
balance here is very real.  If I need to take some time off to take my 
kid to the doctor for some shots, no problem.  I took off 2 weeks for 
paternity leave when baby #3 was born.  No problem.  Telecommuting is 
encouraged.  Unless something goes drastically wrong or I have change 
management planned, I usually work ~40 hour weeks.

I think a lot of this is because of the flexibility given to first line 
managers here... I think that I just lucked out and got a great boss.  I 
know other people are going to have completely different impressions as 
I've seen some taskmaster bosses who will schedule meetings to START at 
or after 5pm, at or before 8am, etc, on a regular basis without thinking 
anything of it.

We do things together as a team outside of the office from time to time 
but it is often during business hours.  We went as a department to see 
Superman Returns at IMAX.  Two weeks ago, it was bowling on friday. 
These team building activities don't infringe on our precious 
after-hours time.

I'd probably renew my contracts here indefinitely if it weren't for my 
contracting agency, who gets in the way of an otherwise good thing.