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The impression I have (as an outsider) is that Google is a totalitarian institution, in the same way universities are for undergraduates: it encourages employee
by ForHackernews 7y ago
The impression I have (as an outsider) is that Google is a totalitarian institution, in the same way universities are for undergraduates: it encourages employees to centre their entire lives around Google.
They provide employment, food, transportation, leisure activities, social validation; in some cases housing. It's no wonder employees (especially young ones fresh from the bosom of Mother Academe) who have their entire sense of self wrapped up in being a Googler are hesitant to just walk away from that.
- gtfratteus 7y agoSo Google is a totalitarian institution because they give out a lot of perks? Freedom is Slavery.
- thatfrenchguy 7y agoThat’s true for a lot of tech companies: the goal is to make sure you spend all of your time thinking about work.
- philwelch 7y agoI think the term is “total institution”—a totalitarian institution wouldn’t actually tolerate factionalism and infighting.