[threeseed]

The vast majority of IT people in Silicon Valley can yell on the street and get a job.

So then it becomes which company has the best culture, values, people, environment etc.

[xmprt]

I think that line of thinking will be quickly replaced. Better culture, free food, people, environment, etc. all mattered when employees were expected to spend 8 hours a day at work (and often longer). If more companies allow working from home, then that trumps a lot of the other perks because employees can make their own perks such as more flexible hours, shorter/no commute, living where they want to instead of being forced to live close to the office, etc.

[YuriNiyazov]

"culture" is not just what happens in the office, it is the processes and norms of the company. They are more important remotely, not less.

[yread]

Why do so many people work at ad and spyware companies then?

[biztos]

Assuming you mean Google and Facebook et al for "ad companies" then I guess it's the very high compensation and nice work environment as well as the chance to work on super cool tech with really smart people if you're lucky or sufficiently motivated?

Of course most folks there probably work on super uncool tech with very average people, but those are also getting paid a whole lot of money and can enjoy the nice work environment, etc.

Morality, even if it were universal, is not a prime motivator in career choices for most people.