"What if, instead of "work-life balance," you had no balance at all-your life was your work... and work happened seven days a week? Did I say days? I actually meant days and nights, because the job I'm talking about wants you to know that you will also work weekends and evenings, and that "it's ok to send messages at 3am.""
"To sweeten this already sweet deal, the job comes with a host of intangible benefits, such as incredible colleagues. The kind of colleagues who are not afraid to be "extremely annoying if it means winning." The kind of colleagues who will "check-in on things 10x daily" and "double (or quadruple) text if someone hasn't responded"-and then call that person too. The kind of colleagues who have "a massive chip on the shoulder and/or a neurodivergent brain.""
The position requires seven-day availability, including nights and weekends, and encourages messaging colleagues at 3 a.m. The role mandates strict in-office presence on Madison Avenue and a capacity to respond within minutes or seconds. The culture prizes relentless urgency, competitiveness, and A-player status while disparaging B-players and advocating rapid firing of perceived underperformers. Colleagues are described as persistently attentive, willing to be extremely annoying to win, and prone to frequent check-ins, repeated texts, and calls. The hiring pitch also references an AI-enhanced HR figure enforcing a seven-day workweek and a remote-work ban.
Read at Ars Technica
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