I've worked at a startup where 60% of the engineers were using drugs illegally, every single day. Most used Adderall that was supplied by one of the programmers, but when that ran short, some started using very small doses (~5mg) of methamphetamine (myself included).
This was the only way any of us could keep up. There was a clear divide in compensation between the engineers that were using and the ones that were not. We, the users, simply got more done. As far as I know, management was not aware of the drug use.
This company eventually had a sizeable exit, and the top-rated engineers (read: the drug users) all got hefty "rentention bonuses" from the acquirer. As far as I know, there isn't one of us in the "using group" that is not a millionaire right now.
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I've worked at a startup where 60% of the engineers were using drugs illegally, every single day. Most used Adderall that was supplied by one of the programmers, but when that ran short, some started using very small doses (~5mg) of methamphetamine (myself included).
This was the only way any of us could keep up. There was a clear divide in compensation between the engineers that were using and the ones that were not. We, the users, simply got more done. As far as I know, management was not aware of the drug use.
This company eventually had a sizeable exit, and the top-rated engineers (read: the drug users) all got hefty "rentention bonuses" from the acquirer. As far as I know, there isn't one of us in the "using group" that is not a millionaire right now.