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The cost savings have been bad for Google. Reduced productivity significantly. A lot of things are failing behind the scenes. A lot of the revenue lift is comin

• zooq_ai 2y ago
  SREs and other Engineers have an mismatched sense of importance of what really matters for running a profitable business. And given a choice they will always invest and advocate more hiring, more quality, more gatekeeping, more process
  • refulgentis 2y ago
    You're applying a Current Thing (2 years old and still kicking!) template on something that doesn't match the template. This will be the 3rd time you're hearing from a Googler that this made gatekeeping and process significantly worse. It's not straightforward to imagine why, and given your interest in engaging in conversation, it's certainly odd to not be curious why. Once you understand more, you will appreciate this template you enjoy even more. No reason to cling to in every situation, repeating it in a boring way that makes you look boneheaded.
    • zooq_ai 2y ago
      from my interactions with Googlers, they are pretty bad at assessing non-leetcode related strategy. E.g Ask 10 Googler Engineers and at least 80% think AI is hype and left to them they will underinvest in it.
      • refulgentis 2y ago
        Another random comment. I left Google to do an AI startup. I agree with your general observation and have many highly specific hair-raising observations to back it up. I cannot tell based on your erratic contributions if you are GPT 3.5.