Grindscore: A New Workplace Attractiveness Metric
Grindscore: A New Workplace Attractiveness Metric  
Podcast: The Metrics Brothers (fka SaaS Talk)
Published On: Sat Sep 20 2025
Description: Positive Business Outlook or Work-Life Balance - which is more important? The "Grindscore" metric combines the two to determine the attractiveness of a company for employees. Dave "CAC" Kellogg and Ray "Growth" Rike discuss the metric from many different angles including:The origin of the Grindscore metricPositive Business Outlook (PBO) + Work-Life Balance (WLB)Sample of Private and Public Company GrindscoresWhy a high PBO and high WLB scores the same as a low PBO and an average WLB (flaws of the metric)This episode covers a metric\ that most software companies are not using - and the conversation may put a light on some of the reasons why?!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.