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Google's Ten Golden Rules
selvan writes "Newsweek is running an article entitled Google's Ten Golden Rules. The article, by Eric Schmidt and Hal Varian, going into the philosophy behind the company." From the article: "Don't be evil. Much has been written about Google's slogan, but we really try to live by it, particularly in the ranks of management. As in every organization, people are passionate about their views. But nobody throws chairs at Google, unlike management practices used at some other well-known technology companies. We foster to create an atmosphere of tolerance and respect, not a company full of yes men."
There are people who follow the original Ten Commandments and there are people who don't. Those who have faith, generally do. Those who have none, generally do not.
Time doesn't wash away convictions and ideals. Laziness, lack of faith, and ego do.
There is no reason Google cannot maintain a positive work environment while being successful. They may not, but we can hope.
And, as knowledge workers, we will lose what we fail to demand.
"It's entirely personal, though at one remove."
Throwing chairs, huh? Couldn't figure out who *that* was.
Slashdot: where the editors troll worse than the users do.
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I don't know about you, but I'm glad that chattel slavery and the treatment of women as property, as Commanded in Exodus 20:10 and :17 is considered barbaric today. I'm glad that the Blue Laws,
which fulfill the Commandments of :8-11, have fallen by the
wayside--I'm grown up, now, and I don't need some invisible Sky
Daddy telling me when I can and can't do as I please. As a
photographer, it pleases me to no end that such idiotic primitive
superstition as is Commanded in :4 is now regarded as the silly
twaddle it is. And, as somebody who values freedom from the
oppressive mind-control institution called, ``religion,'' I can
guarantee you, I will never respect the Commandments in :2-3 and :7
That's all ignoring, of course, the fact that Moses is no more real than Icarus or Beowulf. Or that, even if you do pretend that he was real, that it's nowhere near clear just which set of Commandments makes up the Ten....
Cheers,
b&
All but God can prove this sentence true.
Those 10 things applied at every job I've ever had, except for the laundry. Maybe you have just worked for really bad or disorganized companies, but there is nothing new on that list. I think every last one of them is part of even a basic business course from the 1800's, even "pack them in".
And they are an advertising company. The second most evil thing humans can do to each other (right behind lawyering) without actually killing them, so do no evil is a joke. Also as a publicly traded company they are legally required to do any and all evil neccesary to maximize profits, else they get to goto jail, where the third most evil thing will happen to them.
And once again, Slashdot eats the dogfood. *laughs*
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So you want companies to be responsible for the social lives outside of work
You can always tell who grew up with managers for parents.
I want companies to treat their workers like human beings, not robots. That does not mean that they are "responsible for social lives" because I want them to stay the fuck out of my social life. Companies like Google would love it if you replace your social life with spending more time at work and they provide enticements to do so.
Besides, as we all know corporations never accept responsibility for anything that might hurt their bottom line.
Need to leave for an hour in the middle of the day three times a week in order to spend time with your son before soccer practice or something? Probably not a problem at Google, but probably a problem at a lot of other companies.
But in return, you're expected to want to rush back to the office as soon as you're done and be with your wonderful co-workers and the foosball table.
Have you ever worked in that kind of place before?