> If there's one thing every company should understand about software, it's that top-notch people operating at high levels of morale are great for your bottom line. Being cheap about things like refreshments and office equipment ("you have to buy your own second monitor") is a morale killer.
You write "in software" and I thought about whether that applies to other areas as well and I do think there is a universal truth concerning creative work. But then it reminded me of the discussion about manager bonuses in banking around 2008 (and there has been one, occasionally, ever since).
Now, in their case, we were talking about a constant stream of million dollar bonuses with the occasional hookers and blow. I guess the bottom line is: There are limits to what is sensible.
You write "in software" and I thought about whether that applies to other areas as well and I do think there is a universal truth concerning creative work. But then it reminded me of the discussion about manager bonuses in banking around 2008 (and there has been one, occasionally, ever since).
Now, in their case, we were talking about a constant stream of million dollar bonuses with the occasional hookers and blow. I guess the bottom line is: There are limits to what is sensible.