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Everyone's gotta pay the bills. If you're thrifty, 4-5 years at a company like Google can get you .5-1 mil for your next venture (maybe more, maybe less, depend
by GuiA 11y ago
Everyone's gotta pay the bills. If you're thrifty, 4-5 years at a company like Google can get you .5-1 mil for your next venture (maybe more, maybe less, depending on your bonuses & promotions, how well the stock performs, etc.)
I wouldn't expect any meaningful new product or anything to come out of this - if I had to guess, he was probably hired as an IC. Don't expect him to become some sort of new figurehead at Google for anonymity or identity on the Internet.
Have fun Chris.
- ocdtrekkie 11y agoI suspect very few people will ever admit they took a job for the money. Even though its usually true. One of my favorite comments was actually by James Spader about Stargate. You can find the direct quote online, but he basically said it was an awful script but he took the job for the money, and doesn't think there's any shame in that.
- ForHackernews 11y ago> hired as an IC Please expand uncommon abbreviations.
- krisdol 11y agoSeconding -- my guess is Independent Contractor?
- osullivj 11y agoIndividual contributor, as opposed to team lead or manager.
- tinalumfoil 11y agoThought it stood for Independent Contractor at first. Didn't think Google hired those.
- accounthere 11y agoApparently going to be Product manager on Photos according to some Anonymous Googler.