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...perhaps that's a prime indication you made a mistake. Or it's an indication that your competitor wants everyone else to think you made a mistake... And that
by jcl 17y ago
...perhaps that's a prime indication you made a mistake.
Or it's an indication that your competitor wants everyone else to think you made a mistake... And that they want you to make each future employment decision based not only on its good for the company but also on how it looks in the press. Either way, a smart move by Google.
- zaphar 17y agoGoogle does not strike me as the kind of company where hiring decisions are made on anything other than the merits. Just try interviewing there if you want to see for yourself.
- InclinedPlane 17y agoUnlikely. Google doesn't appear to operate that way, they are very careful with their hiring. And outside of hacker news and other tiny techie/startup circles this hiring (and the firing) isn't on the radar, I don't think it affects Microsoft's appearance outside of the startup community one bit. Also, according to Don's blog the first offer from Google came 90 minutes after the news of his firing was out. Which seems more an indication that google really wants him, and less an indication of cold strategic PR calculation. Nearly everyone who's been following Don Dodge's work was surprised by MS's move and considered it a mistake, so google's move is not surprising in the least.