Twitter is notorious for being ridiculously frivolous[1]. They also pay their employees very very high wages[2], which isn&#x27;t a bad thing, but I assume that doesn&#x27;t scale well.<p>1. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;money.cnn.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;03&#x2F;06&#x2F;technology&#x2F;social&#x2F;twitter-cabins&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;money.cnn.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;03&#x2F;06&#x2F;technology&#x2F;social&#x2F;twitter-ca...</a><p>2. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.glassdoor.com&#x2F;Salary&#x2F;Twitter-Staff-Software-Engineer-Salaries-E100569_D_KO8,31.htm" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.glassdoor.com&#x2F;Salary&#x2F;Twitter-Staff-Software-Engin...</a>