Right... And someone needs to maintain the boring systems so Google can operate their core services (search and ad sales, say) to pay for the neat stuff that th

Right... And someone needs to maintain the boring systems so Google can operate their core services (search and ad sales, say) to pay for the neat stuff that the (ahem) 'real' Googlers do. Some employees may be more easily replaced than others, but those dull jobs are often equally important.