They are indeed. And as I said, I recommend it highly as a place to work.

They have a small programming team of good people working in a productive team with reasonable hours. The informal rules say:

  1. Don't be late to meetings.
  2. You can set your deadlines, but you have to meet them.
  3. No drama.
There is an element of joking, but also seriousness about those. I spent close to 4 years there. In that time I have to admit that I saw people be late to meetings. But meetings started close to on time. And there aren't many meetings, for most programmers there is only one scheduled meeting per week. I only twice saw the second rule violated. The first time was a bona fide emergency. The second worked out. And I never saw the third violated (except in clearly good humor).

And there are the random perks. Whether it is the prime real estate (The Water Garden in Santa Monica), flexible working hours (I personally followed a 2PM - 9PM schedule), the game room, etc. The company is very productive and profitable, and doesn't mind letting people feel appreciated.

I am leaving because I have an opportunity to do something I want to do with people I want to work with much closer to home. I am not leaving because I was unhappy in any way, shape or form. And, even though I'm leaving, I sincerely recommend it as a good place to work.

PS: I think that if you go through jobs.perl.org you'll wind up with a recruiter. You'll probably wind up with more flexibility to negotiate if you go directly to aavakian@rent.com or msilvera@rent.com.

In reply to Re^2: No longer a programmer by tilly
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