I was cold, I was naked, were you there, were you there? No of course you weren't, you were too busy working.

San Francisco start up they said, free breakfast, lunch, dinner with beers every night. #Awesome team. But, after the dust has settled, you realise these great benefits are a clever guise to keep you in the office almost 24/7 and stuck in the daily routine of work and zero life balance.

If you're fed up of working in huge open plan offices, with procrastination about doing things and just want to work for a great company, in a room of tech people, actually doing great things and getting stuff done this could be an interesting option. All this while still having the time to tuck in their children at night, head to the gym at lunchtime, or leave early for that Meetup you keep missing. A life alongside your work.

This doesn't mean no fun. This doesn't mean not enjoying your job, this means having true accountability and responsibility for delivery in the...