savv

Thanks for the insights.

> Work that serves absolutely no purpose other than putting food on your table might fall into this category.

Have you read 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance'[1]? The discussion on the concept of Value may challenge this idea that you have put forward.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_and_the_Art_of_Motorcycle_M...

Shame. We had electronics as a VCE elective for the final year.

I work for Ericsson - we are now allowed other phones after the partnership with Sony dissolved.. That said, the patent lawsuits related to Samsung have previously interfered with the selection.

System integration work in domain specific areas can mandate significant travel - such as working for a telecommunications vendor on specialised software. Look at vendors such as Huawei, NSN, Cisco and Ericsson.

One time when I attended WWDC all the food served was vegan at the main social event. The impression here is Job's food preferences filter down as a mandate for all. At least in this instance.

Wow. There are so many levels of interpretation on this. From the unspoken progress of humanity down to the lack of recognition of fellow engineers who keep the show running with no apparent recognition from management.

This is true, I suppose the difference here is that workers are offered some level of protection. I have had a Finnish person tell me he couldn't legally take on additional work before.

> The big difference between knowledge workers and everyone else is what individuals and workers as a group will put up with.

There are exceptions, such as in Finland [1]

> Overtime work is allowed in Finland, and represents any work done extra the maximum regular working hours, to a maximum of 138 hours in a 4 months period and a total of 250 hours per a calendar year.

[1] http://www.workinfinland.com/what-are-the-normal-working-hou...

A concerning statement from a link in the Forbes artcile - 'Marissa Mayer admitting to 130 hour work weeks at Google' [1]

> "Burnout is about resentment," she said. "It's about knowing what matters to you so much that if you don't get it that you're resentful."

Is this statement implying that burnout is a psychological condition related to 'resentment' rather then the physical symptoms? I can't help but feel that one could interpret Google's VP as pseudoscience ...

[1] http://it-jobs.fins.com/Articles/SBB000142405270230340470457...