> what's the alternative? A cutthroat corporate environment No. Sure, that's the easy route. You can reposition and retrain folks. You don't need to fire pe

> what's the alternative? A cutthroat corporate environment No. Sure, that's the easy route. You can reposition and retrain folks. You don't need to fire people to change, although that is what's commonly done. C-Suite can drive a culture where folks feel safe through reorganizations. Setting those expectations in a believable way facilitates the large changes an org like Google needs to periodically make to stay relevant. I work at another large tech company and, despite its problems, I'll say that they have done a great job of showing they don't easily toss people aside and that results in a better culture overall.