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Google Rewards Employees With Millions

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the wish-my-boss-did-that dept.

iseff writes "According to News.com, the Google guys created a program in November which rewards employees for outstanding achievements. The program gives the possibility of millions of dollars of stock to teams who perform great work. The goal of the program, according to Brin, is two-fold. First, it allows the company to reward 'genius', or whatever they see as genius. And second, it allows them to continue to hire all sorts of employees. According to the article, they believe that a recent grad who would like to work in a start-up will still be attracted to them because of the opportunity to create something great and be rewarded with millions (and without much of the risk associated with startups)."

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  1. So does that make these by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    The First Annual Google Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence?

    1. Re:So does that make these by Neil+Blender · · Score: 3, Funny

      Google defines Excellence as the "the state or condition of being invented and owned by Google."

    2. Re:So does that make these by Mr+Guy · · Score: 4, Funny

      No, but it makes the winner the "First Annual Google Genius of Technology".

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  2. Not fair I tell you. by Kenja · · Score: 5, Funny

    This kind of thing unfairly punishes those of us who do a half assed job.

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  3. Re:Project: Retirement by evilmousse · · Score: 4, Funny


    file that under 'problems i'd like to have'.
    what keeps hugh hefner hard?

  4. Re:Yay! But... by nizo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Luckily the dollar estimates are in Google dollars, only available after Google takes over and starts printing money.

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  5. Thirdly.. by GillBates0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    and most importantly, it will help these deserving geeks to attract beautiful women to themselves.

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  6. Re:as Homer might say by flumps · · Score: 3, Funny

    If they did they'd call it Moogle.

    Sorry. Couldn't help it!!

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  7. Re:Project: Retirement by wolf31o2 · · Score: 3, Funny

    what keeps hugh hefner hard?

    Oh, I don't know. Perhaps it is his 7 blonde girlfriends?