Why did I leave Google or, why did I stay so long?
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#2"You need to be able to answer the "what have you done for our users lately" question with "not much but I got promoted" and be happy with that answer to be successful in Corp-Tech."
Good quote. Although you can extend the lawyers theme out to the rest of the bureaucratic corp too.
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#3A lot of interesting things here, but also the usual "billionaire complaining about all these entitled employees" vibes.
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#4Stockholm syndrome maybe
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#5> This was the moment I realized what had happened and that we were part of a corporation
Took you a while to notice the hazing hats huh bud?
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#6[removing my remark because I was likely wrong about his meaning]
Re: Why did I leave Google or, why did I stay so long?
#7> This was the moment I realized what had happened and that we were part of a corporation Took you a while to notice the hazing hats huh bud?
This is overstated. As a new hire, sure they put one on my desk but there was 0 pressure to wear it. They didn't even pressure me to attend the TGIF that week (I didn't)
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#8A lot of interesting things here, but also the usual "billionaire complaining about all these entitled employees" vibes.
The whole thing is one red flag after another, but the biggest standout to me is the author being annoyed coworkers are taking personal days.
That’s what they’re there for! When I don’t want to work, I use the benefit that lets me not work.
Re: Why did I leave Google or, why did I stay so long?
#9[removing my remark because I was likely wrong about his meaning]
Im fairly certain he means 'plain old not doing a great job'.
Re: Why did I leave Google or, why did I stay so long?
#10A lot of interesting things here, but also the usual "billionaire complaining about all these entitled employees" vibes.
The “I’m a passionate guy so I can’t communicate without cursing” part was entertaining.