You should be willing to work for free. While you will receive a minimum base so that you can survive, money and lifestyle is not the motivator at Fuse. And like most moonshot startups, there could be the inevitable pay furlough. Everyone at Fuse is making a significant sacrifice to be here and develop fusion for the greater good. Creating that abundance could bring tremendous rewards later through stock option value, but you should be well-adapted to deferred gratification.
Super simple fare. Think survival, not saffron. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner (we call it "glop") are provided 7 days a week. You may be recruited for kitchen duty.
Montreal is cold in the winter. Really cold. The sun sets just after 4 pm in December and the temperature often drops to a frigid -14 °C (6 °F). The facility is insulated, but still damn cold. Unfortunately, until we have a fusion generator pumping out gigawatts of toasty bliss, you'll be huddled over your keyboard in finger-less gloves getting a measly kilowatt of dinosaur carcass-derived heat from a nearby baseboard.
This isn't yet-another social media or eCommerce startup. We are trying to fuse a few highly recalcitrant isotopes and coax them to net energy gain. Probability of failure? High. Very high. If you are about to ask about our 401K or pension plan, Fuse is not for you. This is more like 5:1 leveraged option trading on penny stocks using a credit card cash advance.
We don't buy new. If you want shiny equipment and the latest brand-new geek gadget, Fuse is not for you. We expect fusion-like specific impulse from our cash. We make every dollar buy ten dollars of value. Purchasing is painful and means extensive research plus stretching your creative skills to get the best possible deal.
Ever worked a 60 hour week? Neither have we - unless we took a couple days off that week. Tenacity and sticktoitiveness are your strong suites. We are here to change the world. All-nighters are a frequent occurrence.
Fuse is not a comfortable environment. There are no bean bag chairs. Many of us live, eat, and work at our facility. In winter, it gets cold. We chase fulfillment, not pleasure. We are driven by our belief that controlled fusion is possible. The natural consequences of our pursuit of that mission yield enormous national security advantages to the land of the free and the home of the brave. We are proud of this and would not have it any other way.
At Fuse, we look for the brightest, most passionate people on the planet and then we get out of their way.
Join us at Fuseville, where fusion and cutting-edge technology meet incredible benefits. High-end computer setup, healthcare, and so on.
We really skimp on furniture (in fact, you'll probably have to build your own desk), but we arm you with the best systems and cloud computing resources available.
Welcome to the hotel Fuseville. Such a lovely place. Any time of year, collisions are happening here. It's actually bare-bones, shipping-container communal living, but charming nonetheless. Memories will be made here.
Everyone on the team has skin in the game. We only hire the top 1% so you’ll be working with the very best and brightest, most passionate team you've ever seen.
We make sure you are taken care of when you inevitably get sick. We have a competitive healthcare and benefits plan.
Tired of Bay Area traffic? Your commute is so tiny, its hard to measure. Fuseville is next door. Bed-to-fusion reactor in less than 60 seconds with our sleep pods and other facilities.
Fuse isn't for everyone. Does this sound like you?