I absolutely love the service that we are building. But even more than that, I love the company we are building.
I think this is one of the strong points of GitHub. Everyone I know who has gone to work there has a real love for the company as much as the team. I'm not convinced as many of the many Rubyists heading to, say, LivingSocial (which has an amazing, all star team) feel the same way.
The egalitarian approach clearly has some significant plusses, but a downside IMHO is salary (it has been stated people generally have the same base salary at GitHub - https://github.com/holman/feedback/issues/150). Egalitarian salary structures work for some but also have their downsides.
I think this is one of the strong points of GitHub. Everyone I know who has gone to work there has a real love for the company as much as the team. I'm not convinced as many of the many Rubyists heading to, say, LivingSocial (which has an amazing, all star team) feel the same way.
The egalitarian approach clearly has some significant plusses, but a downside IMHO is salary (it has been stated people generally have the same base salary at GitHub - https://github.com/holman/feedback/issues/150). Egalitarian salary structures work for some but also have their downsides.