Once upon a time, young graduates thought they had a choice to make: they could become rich but miserable in an investment bank or law firm, or they could live without a huge salary but do something more fun. Then the big technology companies came along. Suddenly, it was possible for someone with a certain set of skills to have fun and get rich at the same time. The tech firms seemed to represent a less hierarchical world of work where everyone wore jeans and T-shirts and merit was what mattered most. The salaries were high and the stock options plentiful. If you were lucky, your employer would also take care of the boring parts of life, doing your laundry for you, cooking you meals and taking you home at night. This year, tech companies accounted for five of the top 10 places to work in the US based on employee reviews on Glassdoor.
过去，刚走出校门的年轻人会认为他们必须做一个选择：赚大钱，但要在投行或律所累死累活；或者虽然没有高薪可拿，却可以从事有趣的职业。后来出现了大型科技公司。于是，具备一些特定技能的人突然之间就可以一边做着有趣的工作，一边拿着高薪。