Why I left Google (HN search results)
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Why I left Google (HN search results)
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#2I'm curious to see what kind of discussion this generates before the HN mods inevitably kick it off the front page. Most of these links seem to be of employees who quit, but I'll add my article as a user who quit:
https://drewdevault.com/2016/11/16/Getting-on-without-Google...
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#3As if anybody would disclose the actual reason why they have left Google...
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#4> Why I left Google for a Bitcoin startup - 4 years ago - 0 comments
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#5“Look at me Look at me!!!”
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#6Tldr politics, glass ceilings, re-orgs, purposeless/abandoned projects. As a former Googler, I can see why people post these: internally Google is hyper-evangelized as the best place to work ever (why would you work anywhere else). When leaving, its a necessary step to form a good argument for yourself as to why you've decided to go against the culture. The personal spin makes it an interesting read.
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#7> Why I left Google for a Bitcoin startup - 4 years ago - 0 comments > 404 page not found
(Here's the archive link)
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#8If you do the same for Facebook it's all users no longer using Facebook rather than employees no longer working there
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#9If you do the same for Facebook it's all users no longer using Facebook rather than employees no longer working there
That's because Facebook is a network and you leave networks. Google is a set of services and you quit services.
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#10It was actually interesting to read some of these. Most of them seemed to have really been turned off by the culture or the morals of what they were / are doing.