Google CEO Salary

#1

Post by currio » Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 4:40 AM UTC

Google CEO Salary
littlebitofeverything.substack.com

Re: Google CEO Salary

#2

Post by retrocryptid » Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 5:02 AM UTC

I like that someone said this, but I really Grit my teeth when someone says "learnings."

I have no problem with using preferred pronouns or saying "chestfeeding" instead of "breastfeeding." I don't understand it, but if it's making you uncomfortable, I'm totally fine with changing that part of my vocabulary.

But "ask" and "learn" are verbs. You "ask questions" or "make requests" and you "learn lessons." You do not "have asks," you "have questions." And you sure as daisies don't "learn learnings."

It's sad that this is what I'm taking away from this discussion, but it's Saturday night and I'm posting a comment on HN instead of dating a hot European super-model, so I'm sort of used to sad.

Re: Google CEO Salary

#3

Post by currio » Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 5:15 AM UTC

retrocryptid wrote: post #2

I like that someone said this, but I really Grit my teeth when someone says "learnings." I have no problem with using preferred pronouns or saying "chestfeeding" instead of "breastfeeding." I don't understand it, but if it's making you uncomfortable, I'm totally fine with changing that part of my vocabulary. But "ask" and "learn" are verbs. You "ask questions" or "make requests" and you "learn lessons." You do not "h…

Thanks! s/learnings/lessons learnt/

Re: Google CEO Salary

#4

Post by xiphias2 » Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 5:54 AM UTC

None of these were bad ideas.

Sundar can't execute because he doesn't know how to do programming and doesn't understand the details.

He would never pass an engineering interview at Google, or any other software company (especially not OpenAI).

Re: Google CEO Salary

#5

Post by amir734jj » Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 5:58 AM UTC

xiphias2 wrote: post #4

None of these were bad ideas. Sundar can't execute because he doesn't know how to do programming and doesn't understand the details. He would never pass an engineering interview at Google, or any other software company (especially not OpenAI).

I don't think CEOs of software companies should be programming experts. It sounds cliche but I think what is missing with him is he is not visionary. Follower and not a leader.

Re: Google CEO Salary

#6

Post by nothrowaways » Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 5:59 AM UTC

At least Google cloud was not a bad idea.

Re: Google CEO Salary

#7

Post by sourabhv » Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 5:59 AM UTC

xiphias2 wrote: post #4

None of these were bad ideas. Sundar can't execute because he doesn't know how to do programming and doesn't understand the details. He would never pass an engineering interview at Google, or any other software company (especially not OpenAI).

I doubt any CEO can pass software engineering interview questions. That's a pointless interview. No CEO is writing their own app. What he lacks is vision to convert random sparkly ideas into actual practical products and to control his company to focus on one variant of one product.

Google often has 2 of same ideas competing internally, which might sound like it encourages a healthy competition but most of their competitions have failed. Gmail can use dozens of new features which would be useful but they launched Inbox instead, an app with a confusion interface and nothing more. Duo has great video compression but that's it. They never used that in Meet or Hangouts.

Seems like they have gold but would rather use bronze.

Re: Google CEO Salary

#8

Post by refulgentis » Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 6:00 AM UTC

xiphias2 wrote: post #4

None of these were bad ideas. Sundar can't execute because he doesn't know how to do programming and doesn't understand the details. He would never pass an engineering interview at Google, or any other software company (especially not OpenAI).

The one thing that’s distinguished the place during my tenure is ever-decreasing norms and shared respect and ever-increasing distance, here, you see enabling jealous empire-building and subsequent directionless empire-defending, not engineering problems per se

Re: Google CEO Salary

#9

Post by ssgodderidge » Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 6:00 AM UTC

I honestly miss Inbox every time I open gmail.

Re: Google CEO Salary

#10

Post by toomuchtodo » Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 6:01 AM UTC

amir734jj wrote: post #5

xiphias2 wrote: post #4

None of these were bad ideas. Sundar can't execute because he doesn't know how to do programming and doesn't understand the details. He would never pass an engineering interview at Google, or any other software company (especially not OpenAI).

I don't think CEOs of software companies should be programming experts. It sounds cliche but I think what is missing with him is he is not visionary. Follower and not a leader.

Can’t be both cozy and risky. Need someone not afraid to lose a nine digit pay package. Innovator’s Dilemma and all that jazz.