> I don't know what I would have to gain by such an exaggeration. I think Googlers like to believe their employer cares about them, and the internal activists

> I don't know what I would have to gain by such an exaggeration. I think Googlers like to believe their employer cares about them, and the internal activists in particular, like to believe they are effective at creating real change. Ultimately though, I believe the Congressional hearings created that change, and more Congressional action will be necessary to curb their other issues. > Are there other companies that regularly survey (see Googlegeist) their employees and actually make some progress on issues? This is actually incredibly common. My employer does it, and it's one of hundreds of companies in my local geographic area that participate in the given employee survey system. At our all hands meetings, the best and worst results are shared, as well as a plan to address where employees most feel improvement is necessary. > Do those companies hold regular meetings with the CEO (TGIF) where anybody can ask a question? No, but then again, neither does Google after they started getting real questions that they didn't want to answer: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/15/google-cancels-tgif-weekly-all-hands-meetings.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/15/google-cancels-tgif-weekly-a... (Side note, reading Steve Yegge's original platform rant was an incredible highlight of my early days on G+!)