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More like they iced him for the last 6 months to ensure he wasn’t taking their lead to a competitor. He probably hasn’t touched anything in that time.

by ru552 2y ago

coffeebeqn 2y ago
Sitting on the roof?
- djbusby 2y ago
  Rest and Vest baby!
- teaearlgraycold 2y ago
  That was literally me at Google
  - golergka 2y ago
    Silicon Valley is one of the most underrated documentaries of the last decade.
    - cm2187 2y ago
      If you extend the window a little bit, along Yes Minister, Idiocracy and Demolition Man (the last two being a documentary of our time filmed 20y ago).
      - golergka 2y ago
        > Idiocracy I definitely enjoyed this movie, and it's understandable that people of any era, starting with ancient Greece, enjoy lamenting at how stupid people are becoming. However, as long as videos explaining quantum physics and 4-hour long interviews with historians and engineers are still one of the most popular kinds of content on Youtube, I would suggest that it's not a documentary, at least not yet.
        wasteduniverse 2y ago
        [dead]
        Maken 2y ago
        All that is dwarfed next to the amount of people watching the latest reaction to a repost of a video in TikTok.
        teaearlgraycold 2y ago
        It’s always been the case that most people are mediocre in terms of intelligence. That’s something we should be able to accept. What I want for the future is for more people to be good and happy.
  - lulznews 2y ago
    How can I get this gig at Google? I’m willing to not work for mid to high six figures.
    - dclowd9901 2y ago
      You have to be someone who’s worth more not working for someone else than not working for Google.
    - cmrdporcupine 2y ago
      You don't want it. They'll simultaneously pay you big money to stop you from working somewhere else, and crush your soul at the same time. Also they won't do that anymore, I'm sure.
    - dymk 2y ago
      You don’t. It’s soul crushing.
      - teaearlgraycold 2y ago
        Yup. I quit!
  - renewiltord 2y ago
    Yeah, that’s Google’s reputation. Probably the most famous retirement home in the Bay.
    - VirusNewbie 2y ago
      but it's not true. Most people work a lot at G. Maybe some teams in search coast or something. But for every slacker I know 8 people who stay late a fair bit.
      - barbazoo 2y ago
        “Working a lot” doesn’t necessitate “staying late”
      - refulgentis 2y ago
        Nah man come on lol. (source: worked at Google 2016-2023)
      - bruce511 2y ago
        "Most" leaves a lot of room there. Of course there are lots of hard workers at Google. You suggest only about 10% are slackers. But that's 10% of a -lot-. I'm thinking there's a market for an Android app that let's one schedule limited roof space...
      - mtnGoat 2y ago
        My experience differs greatly, company I used to work for did NDA, alpha, beta projects with Google. I was always impressed at how little anyone knew, the fact that nothing was delivered on time, scope creep to the point of almost everything being delayed and most projects were not well thought out nor well architected. I warned one API update would break things if it went live, and it did. Why was the guy from another company the only one able to see that? I’m sure they were working hard at something but it wasn’t ever clear what.
        zaphirplane 2y ago
        But ask a dynamic programming question and watch it get smashed out None of the points you raise relate to being really good at dynamic programming
- gordon_freeman 2y ago
  remember that from the Silicon Valley (HBO) episode. :)
  - farrarstan 2y ago
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sailfast 2y ago
I have to say I'm a bit surprised "gardening leave" is not more of a norm in tech like it is in investment banking or finance.
- refulgentis 2y ago
  Big Tech wasn't what I expected, it seems there's almost a forced perspective that individuals don't make a difference (they do)
  - deleted 2y ago
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  - FuckButtons 2y ago
    One of the inputs into any business is labor, if labor is replaceable then business can function much more cost efficiently, since market forces on a replaceable commodity will reduce its cost. So, big tech acts as though labor is replaceable, because it’s in its economic interest to have that be true, hence the desire for standardization, procedure and systematization of labor, if an individuals output is not unique, they can be replaced, and if they are a replaceable commodity, then market forces will reduce their costs.
    - petre 2y ago
      Sure business can fire the drones, but institutional know how goes away with the top talent.
  - szundi 2y ago
    Not the leaving one is the only individual that matters. The org is made of them too, deals have to be made. Would be easier without having to regulate egos.
- TheKarateKid 2y ago
  It's already become the norm in Big Tech for layoffs to avoid filing WARN notices.
trashtester 2y ago
Those were exactly my thoughts, too.

More like they iced him for the last 6 months to ensure he wasn’t taking their lead to a competitor. He probably hasn’t touched anything in that time.

by ru552 2y ago

More like they iced him for the last 6 months to ensure he wasn’t taking their lead to a competitor. He probably hasn’t touched anything in that time.

coffeebeqn 2y ago

Sitting on the roof?

djbusby 2y ago
Rest and Vest baby!
teaearlgraycold 2y ago
That was literally me at Google
- golergka 2y ago
  Silicon Valley is one of the most underrated documentaries of the last decade.
  - cm2187 2y ago
    If you extend the window a little bit, along Yes Minister, Idiocracy and Demolition Man (the last two being a documentary of our time filmed 20y ago).
    - golergka 2y ago
      > Idiocracy I definitely enjoyed this movie, and it's understandable that people of any era, starting with ancient Greece, enjoy lamenting at how stupid people are becoming. However, as long as videos explaining quantum physics and 4-hour long interviews with historians and engineers are still one of the most popular kinds of content on Youtube, I would suggest that it's not a documentary, at least not yet.
      - wasteduniverse 2y ago
        [dead]
      - Maken 2y ago
        All that is dwarfed next to the amount of people watching the latest reaction to a repost of a video in TikTok.
      - teaearlgraycold 2y ago
        It’s always been the case that most people are mediocre in terms of intelligence. That’s something we should be able to accept. What I want for the future is for more people to be good and happy.
- lulznews 2y ago
  How can I get this gig at Google? I’m willing to not work for mid to high six figures.
  - dclowd9901 2y ago
    You have to be someone who’s worth more not working for someone else than not working for Google.
  - cmrdporcupine 2y ago
    You don't want it. They'll simultaneously pay you big money to stop you from working somewhere else, and crush your soul at the same time. Also they won't do that anymore, I'm sure.
  - dymk 2y ago
    You don’t. It’s soul crushing.
    - teaearlgraycold 2y ago
      Yup. I quit!
- renewiltord 2y ago
  Yeah, that’s Google’s reputation. Probably the most famous retirement home in the Bay.
  - VirusNewbie 2y ago
    but it's not true. Most people work a lot at G. Maybe some teams in search coast or something. But for every slacker I know 8 people who stay late a fair bit.
    - barbazoo 2y ago
      “Working a lot” doesn’t necessitate “staying late”
    - refulgentis 2y ago
      Nah man come on lol. (source: worked at Google 2016-2023)
    - bruce511 2y ago
      "Most" leaves a lot of room there. Of course there are lots of hard workers at Google. You suggest only about 10% are slackers. But that's 10% of a -lot-. I'm thinking there's a market for an Android app that let's one schedule limited roof space...
    - mtnGoat 2y ago
      My experience differs greatly, company I used to work for did NDA, alpha, beta projects with Google. I was always impressed at how little anyone knew, the fact that nothing was delivered on time, scope creep to the point of almost everything being delayed and most projects were not well thought out nor well architected. I warned one API update would break things if it went live, and it did. Why was the guy from another company the only one able to see that? I’m sure they were working hard at something but it wasn’t ever clear what.
      - zaphirplane 2y ago
        But ask a dynamic programming question and watch it get smashed out None of the points you raise relate to being really good at dynamic programming
gordon_freeman 2y ago
remember that from the Silicon Valley (HBO) episode. :)
- farrarstan 2y ago
  [dead]

sailfast 2y ago

I have to say I'm a bit surprised "gardening leave" is not more of a norm in tech like it is in investment banking or finance.

refulgentis 2y ago
Big Tech wasn't what I expected, it seems there's almost a forced perspective that individuals don't make a difference (they do)
- deleted 2y ago
  [deleted]
- FuckButtons 2y ago
  One of the inputs into any business is labor, if labor is replaceable then business can function much more cost efficiently, since market forces on a replaceable commodity will reduce its cost. So, big tech acts as though labor is replaceable, because it’s in its economic interest to have that be true, hence the desire for standardization, procedure and systematization of labor, if an individuals output is not unique, they can be replaced, and if they are a replaceable commodity, then market forces will reduce their costs.
  - petre 2y ago
    Sure business can fire the drones, but institutional know how goes away with the top talent.
- szundi 2y ago
  Not the leaving one is the only individual that matters. The org is made of them too, deals have to be made. Would be easier without having to regulate egos.
TheKarateKid 2y ago
It's already become the norm in Big Tech for layoffs to avoid filing WARN notices.

trashtester 2y ago

Those were exactly my thoughts, too.