I was in the Bay Area this past week for business, spending time visiting both clients (hiring companies) and candidates. It's always great to see things with my own eyes, and meet people face-to-face that I've been speaking with for the past several weeks.
I'm always extremely impressed with vibe & feeling when here. Driving from company to company allows me to see a lot of the area, and see firsthand the Silicon Valley heavyweights that we read about all the time. Each of these massive companies seem like huge planets, with a lot of smaller tech companies orbiting like moons around these huge company campuses. Everything also seems so...new.
The people that work at these tech firms also all seem so energized by their companies, and I can't blame them. Many of these companies are competing for the same talent, so the perks seem to be one-upped at each company I meet. Full service cafeterias, nap rooms, exercise facilities on campus. It's amazing to compare across companies.
Seeing it in person makes me believe that this is the industry that is driving our economy. There also is a need for top talent at all these companies, which bodes well for all of us.
