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> you are destroying your hiring pipeline. why do you think everybody working at a software company cares about building products? I'm in this field to make a
by silicon2401 6y ago
> you are destroying your hiring pipeline.
why do you think everybody working at a software company cares about building products? I'm in this field to make a living. The only thing that would turn me off from a company that compensates like Google is a bad work life balance.
As a user though, I'm definitely turned off. This year I've started detaching from google as much as possible, and it's great. the main sticky point for me is how to replace Google Photos.
- pgt 6y agoYou say you're turned off enough as a user to divest your personal life from Google. Who do you think funds the salaries at Google that feeds the compensation? It's you - the customer. Some of these customers are slow-moving businesses, but as an individual you are living in the future. A decline in revenue will follow a decline in product - the question is by how long for a Titanic the size of Google.
- silicon2401 6y agoI gather that your argument is if I don't have confidence in google's products, I shouldn't have confidence in their success as a business either. If that's correct, I think that's a reasonable argument but I'm not really concerned about whether Google as a business will fail 5+ years from today. I would honestly be shocked if they failed in less than 5 years, so I wouldn't hesitate to take their compensation. This is all hypothetical of course. I have no idea what their work-life balance is nor have I tried applying to them