More on Backcountry.com
If I were in HR at Backcountry.com I'd be careful to hire rogue diehard gearheads who are single and can afford to live in a crammed apartment with a bunch of other single like-minded folks. They're located in Park City. The pay is rumored to be on the lower end (it's the buzz of working there, not the money so far that's the draw). Living in Park City isn't cheap. Probably John and the other CEO are the only ones who can afford it. You can't telecommute, at least not regularly.
Interesting enough, just talking to various people I found all sorts of opinions about working for Backcountry.com. One really wanted to. One did but quit. I guess that ADD stuff, being prone to disorganization translates into company culture. Some people thrive on that. If you've got a family and don't or can't live the company culture it may not be your sort of place. As a single mom I don't have as much time to ski or get into minute detail about recreation. However, I do try to get out, lol.
Other issues like using open source software and its scalability and dependablity (if there isn't a corporate sponsor or money source it may not be updated or supported). People are supposed to contribute to the open source software but often the people with time and resources at corporations won't do that. Too much proprietary information. Too customized to apply elsewhere. What happens when someone buys and then phases out the program??
I crave order and structure but most of the time there's a bit of chaos. Is that beauty and innovation or insanity? How does this work when you put it into a larger organization?
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October 12th, 2005 at 3:26 pm
Hi I´m Chris. Greatings from Germany Bottrop !!