Why I won’t work for Google

  I appreciate you contacting me, but I'm currently in the process of
  raising a funding round for my startup which precludes me from
  looking at other opportunities right now.  However; if you know any
  investors in the IoT space, I would love to chat.

Funny thing is that in about 6 months, they are going to probably contact Him, and Me again.

Re: Why I won’t work for Google

#6

Post by sidcool » Sat, May 03, 2014, 7:28 AM UTC

The response doesn't seem convincing. By this standards he's not supposed to work for any corporation. I am a Google fanboy, I agree, and this might skew my opinion, but I am always open to debate.

Re: Why I won’t work for Google

#7

Post by hpaavola » Sat, May 03, 2014, 7:32 AM UTC

I think you should work for Google. They might teach you a thing or two about how to handle traffic.

Re: Why I won’t work for Google

#8

Post by ikusalic » Sat, May 03, 2014, 7:32 AM UTC

To be fair Google is a great company. But because of some actions they have taken they are not so outstandingly appealing as they were few years ago. Of course that's natural given their size. Many big companies are way worse. But still, they are now just another company that's good to their employees (many of whom are still quite passionate about it). No more, no less, that's all Google is.

Re: Why I won’t work for Google

#9

Post by joeblau » Sat, May 03, 2014, 7:34 AM UTC

sidcool wrote: post #6

The response doesn't seem convincing. By this standards he's not supposed to work for any corporation. I am a Google fanboy, I agree, and this might skew my opinion, but I am always open to debate.

He may make enough money freelancing that he doesn't need to work for any corporation. If you're good at what you do in the Software space, you can command very strong 6 figure salaries and only have to "work" part of the year to maintain a very comfortable lifestyle.

Re: Why I won’t work for Google

#10

Post by ddorian43 » Sat, May 03, 2014, 7:34 AM UTC

catshirt wrote: post #3

if only Patrick got a dollar every time he got this response did anyone else find the quote at the end at least a little ironic?

he must get more than a dollar, from his employer