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How does Google handle the intractably undesirable projects like internal apps for performance reviews, cleaning up huge legacy codebases, et al? It seems unli

• jonnathanson 15y ago
  It seems like, at the very least, Google wouldn't keep you on such a project indefinitely if you didn't enjoy it. On the other hand, there are plenty of companies out there that would randomly assign you to an unglamorous project -- and make it your permanent job, to boot. I've been at some of those companies. They roll the proverbial dice when you first join, and whatever the outcome, that's your fixed-in-stone role. Such companies care more about needs to be filled than about the people they're hiring.
• iamscanner 15y ago
  Maybe I'm an outlier, but I actually really enjoy cleaning up huge legacy codebases. Maybe there's also someone out there who likes building internal apps for performance reviews.
  • notJim 15y ago
    On top of this, people are very grateful for those who clean up messes, and that gratitude pays dividends.
• zem 15y ago
  there is no project so intractable and undesirable that someone doesn't see it as a fun and satisfying challenge.