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What does "rainy weather and a few GPS misalignments" mean?

by karaterobot 5y ago

SnowHill9902 5y ago
I would understand that some employees are not following the exact path that they wish.
- danielmarkbruce 5y ago
  He could be implying google engineers are fickle. Ie they might leave if there is bad weather. Small exaggeration.
azundo 5y ago
I would posit rainy weather means some lower performance quarters in terms of stock price or performance in some way and GPS misalignments are strategic missteps with the overall direction of the company.
J_cst 5y ago
I think this should not be over-read. I believe that that's a form of sarcasm / ironical phrase, meaning _few minor incidents plus some planned retirements_ . As of he's implying that the employees tend to get overworried/annoyed easily for any minor incident. Sorry I don't speak English natively (and to make things worst, I'm Italian!!) and I'm not sure I was able to express my thoughts in a comprehensible way! Please feel free to rephrase if you can do it better then me! Thanks! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- hluska 5y ago
  You know friend, I’m a native English speaker (and to make things worse, I’m Canadian) and I’d be proud if I write such a good summary. You did great. This comment was a pleasure to read!
  - J_cst 5y ago
    Thank you for the nice words, those mean a lot to me. Have a great day
- simonebrunozzi 5y ago
  > and to make things worst, I'm Italian!! it's correct to say: "to make things worse". worse: one thing is worse than another. worst: prepare for the worst - preparati al peggio.
  - J_cst 5y ago
    Thank you Simone, nice of you!
umeshunni 5y ago
> a few GPS misalignments I'm dating myself here, but back in the day, there used to be a weekly(?) strategy review that Google execs did, called a "GPS review" - I think it stood for Google Product Strategy review. My guess is that a few 'misalignments' (exec speak for a review that went poorly) might make some key employees unhappy (e.g. their projects might get canceled) and that they might leave.

What does "rainy weather and a few GPS misalignments" mean?

SnowHill9902 5y ago

I would understand that some employees are not following the exact path that they wish.

danielmarkbruce 5y ago
He could be implying google engineers are fickle. Ie they might leave if there is bad weather. Small exaggeration.

azundo 5y ago

I would posit rainy weather means some lower performance quarters in terms of stock price or performance in some way and GPS misalignments are strategic missteps with the overall direction of the company.

J_cst 5y ago

I think this should not be over-read. I believe that that's a form of sarcasm / ironical phrase, meaning _few minor incidents plus some planned retirements_ . As of he's implying that the employees tend to get overworried/annoyed easily for any minor incident. Sorry I don't speak English natively (and to make things worst, I'm Italian!!) and I'm not sure I was able to express my thoughts in a comprehensible way! Please feel free to rephrase if you can do it better then me! Thanks! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

hluska 5y ago
You know friend, I’m a native English speaker (and to make things worse, I’m Canadian) and I’d be proud if I write such a good summary. You did great. This comment was a pleasure to read!
- J_cst 5y ago
  Thank you for the nice words, those mean a lot to me. Have a great day
simonebrunozzi 5y ago
> and to make things worst, I'm Italian!! it's correct to say: "to make things worse". worse: one thing is worse than another. worst: prepare for the worst - preparati al peggio.
- J_cst 5y ago
  Thank you Simone, nice of you!

umeshunni 5y ago

> a few GPS misalignments I'm dating myself here, but back in the day, there used to be a weekly(?) strategy review that Google execs did, called a "GPS review" - I think it stood for Google Product Strategy review. My guess is that a few 'misalignments' (exec speak for a review that went poorly) might make some key employees unhappy (e.g. their projects might get canceled) and that they might leave.