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Not everybody does it automatically and mathematically on a large scale.
by abossy 17y ago
Not everybody does it automatically and mathematically on a large scale.
- gaius 17y agoI was chatting to someone in HR at work, and they have two terms, CMT and OMT for "corridor mobile talker" and "outside mobile talker". Apparently it's common for HR types in all companies to keep tabs on how many (but not necessarily who) people are having conversations they don't want their managers to overhear. Of course this is horribly unreliable as people may want to have a private conversation for any reason (e.g. with their bank or doctor) or would want some proper privacy for a phone interview and go all the way offsite at lunchtime (which in itself is perfectly normal) but this observing behavior thing is nothing new.
- frossie 17y agoBut I understand that google has a very flat management structure (I have heard of 1 manager per 100 geeks). If that is true, you probably do need some kind of systematic examination - you don't have another choice. My group has 7 geeks, I know them very well and can anticipate them quitting better than any damn algorithm, even for personal reasons (though not always for indirect personal issues, like "my wife wants to move back near her family").
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- nostrademons 17y agoNot that flat. If that were really the case throughout the company, it would have about 2.15 layers of management, i.e everyone would report to someone who reported to Eric. (log100 of 20,000 is 2.15).