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The Voice of Google

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Re: The Voice of Google

#4
> One recounted a tragicomic anecdote from a T.G.I.F. meeting on International Women’s Day, when a Googler had asked Larry and Sergey to name some of their personal female heroes.

..and they couldn’t just say “Grace Hopper”? These people have used computers before, right?

Re: The Voice of Google

#5
I actually enjoyed the first hand experience of an early-ish Google described at the beginning. For those with enough tenure in tech, was this ethos unique (at the time)? Or was it typical of successful, tech-heavy startups? I could believe an early Sun might've felt similar but I don't know.

Re: The Voice of Google

#6
When claire stopped writing the tgif emails I was very sad, among others I talked to. When I heard, years later, about all this bs she went through, it helped crack the illusion for me. So sad.

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I actually enjoyed the first hand experience of an early-ish Google described at the beginning. For those with enough tenure in tech, was this ethos unique (at the time)? Or was it typical of successful, tech-heavy startups? I could believe an early Sun might've felt similar but I don't know.

Most of the top names had unique, great cultures at some point. Early Microsoft was awesome, as well, I hear, early Apple.

Re: The Voice of Google

#9
I don't know where else to express gratitude for the delightful read that this was.

I wish to hope that more and more people are seeing the hollowness of all that these corporations posture and profess.

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