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My theory is that Googlers feel extra special and entitled and it makes them lazy. And products just languish as a result. The theory isn’t anything deep, but
by natch 4y ago
My theory is that Googlers feel extra special and entitled and it makes them lazy.
And products just languish as a result.
The theory isn’t anything deep, but it seems to fit the facts.
- simonh 4y agoIt would be a poor explanation if it didn’t fit the facts. When faced with a body “the butler did it” is an explanation, but in the absence of actual evidence or reasoning to support it, it’s not a compelling case.
- blowski 4y agoIn your theory, why do Googler’s feel extra entitled compared to other big tech employees?
- natch 4y agoI’m not sure. Could it be the stock riches? The near exclusive Ivy League hiring initially at least? The jars of candy everywhere and the onsite massages? Charlie Ayers as your chef (at least for a while)? Access to the inside track on news of The AI? Party 747? Or just surviving a famous interview process and having “Googler” be a sure annointment (inexplicably, now after we see the results) conferring status? Gosh I just can’t seem to put my finger on it.
- blowski 4y agoThere are no equivalent benefits at Facebook or Apple?
- natch 4y agoAre you asking if Apple and Facebook have benefits? Of course they do. Just not an equivalent package of so many amped-up ego-stroking elements, no. Those two are more of a walled garden and a fiefdom, respectively, where everyone is put in their place.