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It is a memo written by a Googler on internal systems that makes it a Google memo. Companies almost never officially sponsor internal memos escaping without PR
by kodah 3y ago
It is a memo written by a Googler on internal systems that makes it a Google memo. Companies almost never officially sponsor internal memos escaping without PR and legal having a crack at the content.
What I'm really curious about is why you think this isn't a Google Memo, and why you think that's a false narrative.
- rippercushions 3y agoThere is a huge difference between a leadership-endorsed strategy memo like the Nokia/Elop "Burning Platform" memo (1), and a memo by a random engineer like Steve Yegge's Platform rant (2). Random engineer memos can certainly still be influential, but they do not dictate company direction. (1) https://www.engadget.com/2011-02-08-nokia-ceo-stephen-elop-rallies-troops-in-brutally-honest-burnin.html https://www.engadget.com/2011-02-08-nokia-ceo-stephen-elop-r... (2) https://gist.github.com/chitchcock/1281611 https://gist.github.com/chitchcock/1281611
- seattle_spring 3y agoAnywhere I've worked, junior engineers have put together ridiculous memorandums, especially when they're on the way out. That does not mean that the opinions of the author align with the company's.
- danpalmer 3y agoTo me, "memo" implies it being for the business. If this was written by leadership or intended to be some sort of instruction to others, then I think it would be more reasonable to call it that. But it wasn't. It was an opinion written down by an individual, for no other reason than to share their personal opinion. It was closer to an HN comment, not a document necessary as part of business operations.