I don't understand this article. It fails to mention that tech companies have the best paid parental leave policies[1]. There are other family-oriented perks: on top of normal life insurance at Google, "The surviving spouse or partner of a deceased employee will also acquire vested stock benefits, and children will receive $1,000 a month until the age of 19. The timeline can be extended if the child is in school full time."[2] I bet there are more perks at other companies which I'm not aware of.

The article is full of anecdote and false implications. So, "Yahoo told employees they could no longer work from home." If you are working from home because you're taking care of your children, I think it's fairly reasonable to expect that your attention is split and you won't be as productive. Much of it describes the work habits of top execs. I don't think that's representative of the industry as a whole, and probably aligns pretty well with work habits of top execs of other industries.

[1] http://www.buzzfeed.com/susiearmitage/tech-companies-offer-w... [2] http://mashable.com/2012/08/09/google-employee-death-benefit...