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They won't lose much sleep over a couple tens of millions of dollars, but I'm sure someone will lose their job.
by PedroBatista 8y ago
They won't lose much sleep over a couple tens of millions of dollars, but I'm sure someone will lose their job.
- JustSomeNobody 8y agoI would hope not. Google should have a non-prod env for training like this.
- jpmoyn 8y agoI'm sure they do
- aiiane 8y agoAs someone that has been part of costlier incidents in the past, no. Blaming people for an accident the system allowed is generally not useful. You fix the system so that the accident isn't possible.
- PedroBatista 8y agoI've been part of that too and I agree, but Google is a massive company and gets the blame game as much as any other big corp. Also, there are many ways to "fire" some people, perhaps they'll be "moving" to another team.
- sigi45 8y agoIn Germany you would have problems firing someone over an honest and easy to make mistake.
- bryanlarsen 8y agoUpon entering Mr Watson’s office the young man looked down and said, “Well I suppose you want my resignation.” “You can’t be serious!” Mr Watson exclaimed, “We just spent 10 million dollars educating you! You’re not going anywhere!” - Andy Stanley, “Next Generation Leader"