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Wait people were fooled by the "don't be evil" thing? That's just willful ignorance, in my opinion. I don't fault anyone for wanting to work at Google. The pay
by dilDDoS 6y ago
Wait people were fooled by the "don't be evil" thing? That's just willful ignorance, in my opinion. I don't fault anyone for wanting to work at Google. The pay and reputation it carries are hard to ignore. But anyone expecting Google to be a moral authority, or to ever "do the right thing" when it comes to ethics vs money are just plain delusional.
- scottlamb 6y agoI disagree. I pointed out some times Google didn't live up to this reputation, but there are also many times Google did something contrary to their short-term interests due to ethics and/or long-term "enlightened self-interest" thinking. A few examples: * Google pulling out of China and ending their censorship. [1] I was proud to work there when this happened. * They also generally treat their employees quite well compared to say Amazon. They treated me (a long-time SWE) personally quite well over the years, with the obvious exception of the wage-fixing that the other companies also participated in. They also do relatively well for non-SWEs, including temps and contractors. Eg, I believe they're still paying all the food staff even when they haven't been preparing meals on the same scale for months, which is pretty extraordinary. * Their internal privacy attitude and controls are a lot better than many external people believe. * They have a $10,000/year match for charitable donations. [1] https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-china.html https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-chin...