Honestly, I'm just shocked to see that there's a real person behind the site.
I don't know why, but whenever I stumbled across an EE answer through Google, it's always seemed like a place full of crystallized ancient knowledge.
I don't know why, but whenever I stumbled across an EE answer through Google, it's always seemed like a place full of crystallized ancient knowledge.
I didn't experience any of the "not very nice"-ness you're referring to- my coworkers there were and are actually really nice folks.
I did, however, leave because of burnout.
Everyone got free snacks and drinks, and free lunches delivered to the office on Fridays. There wasn't an on-site gym, but the company paid for memberships to a local gym. There was also the beginning of a game room with a ping-pong table, a foosball table, and a dartboard.
The perks were by no means Google-scale, but they were nice nonetheless.
Ok, I'm done sarcasm trolling.