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I think this is even too far. If this immigration policy affects you, you should talk to your manager about it, but general workplace discussion about anything

by lbotos 9y ago

I think this is even too far. If this immigration policy affects you, you should talk to your manager about it, but general workplace discussion about anything that isn't "creative" (as in, your hobbies or pets) is a trap. EDIT: and what I mean by that is, you can discuss with a close coworker whatever you want, but people seem to want "open texted based communication" in a way that invites argument.

geofft 9y ago
Google is the sort of company that invites the entire company to post (and vote on) questions for senior leadership to answer, though. And they believe this is good for the company. "What are you doing to influence immigration policy" impacts the company just as much as "What are you doing to provide thought-leadership in containers" or whatever. https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/marketing-resources/passion-not-perks/ https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/marketing-resources/passion-... > We share everything we can. We have a weekly all-hands meeting called TGIF, hosted by our founders, Larry and Sergey. In the first 30 minutes, we review news and product launches from the past week, demo upcoming products, and celebrate wins. But the second 30 minutes is the part that matters most: Q&A. > Everything is up for question and debate, from the trivial (“Larry, now that you’re CEO will you start wearing a suit?” The answer was a definite ‘no’), to the ethical (“Is Google going in the right direction?”).
- lbotos 9y ago
  Annnddddd This is how we get to where we are. Thanks for sharing, I think this is helpful info to give perspective as to why they have these "HR problems" when in fact it's a cultural choice to be exposed to these challenges! I assume it's been a net positive for them in the past, I wonder if this TGIF policy will get changed.
- supreme_sublime 9y ago
  This kind of thing seems insane to me. If you want to build a cohesive team, you figure out what is common to everyone and rally around that. Bringing in divisive topics unrelated to work seems like you're playing with fire.

by lbotos 9y ago

geofft 9y ago

Google is the sort of company that invites the entire company to post (and vote on) questions for senior leadership to answer, though. And they believe this is good for the company. "What are you doing to influence immigration policy" impacts the company just as much as "What are you doing to provide thought-leadership in containers" or whatever. https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/marketing-resources/passion-not-perks/ https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/marketing-resources/passion-... > We share everything we can. We have a weekly all-hands meeting called TGIF, hosted by our founders, Larry and Sergey. In the first 30 minutes, we review news and product launches from the past week, demo upcoming products, and celebrate wins. But the second 30 minutes is the part that matters most: Q&A. > Everything is up for question and debate, from the trivial (“Larry, now that you’re CEO will you start wearing a suit?” The answer was a definite ‘no’), to the ethical (“Is Google going in the right direction?”).

lbotos 9y ago
Annnddddd This is how we get to where we are. Thanks for sharing, I think this is helpful info to give perspective as to why they have these "HR problems" when in fact it's a cultural choice to be exposed to these challenges! I assume it's been a net positive for them in the past, I wonder if this TGIF policy will get changed.
supreme_sublime 9y ago
This kind of thing seems insane to me. If you want to build a cohesive team, you figure out what is common to everyone and rally around that. Bringing in divisive topics unrelated to work seems like you're playing with fire.