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Google's Ten Golden Rules

Posted by Zonk on from the there-needs-to-be-less-evil dept.

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."

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  1. Welcome to 5 years ago... by TheRealMindChild · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anyway... the only golden rule I aknowledge is "He who has the gold, makes the rules"

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    1. Re:Welcome to 5 years ago... by Meagermanx · · Score: 2, Funny

      If I had a company, I wouldn't hire bloggers.

    2. Re:Welcome to 5 years ago... by 70Bang · · Score: 2, Funny



      Add this one to your Golden Rule:

      "Life is like a sh%t sandwich: the more bread you have, the less sh%t you have to eat."

    3. Re:Welcome to 5 years ago... by Busy · · Score: 2, Funny

      I might have to borrow that and add it to my own golden rules.

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  2. Which company? by Dante+Shamest · · Score: 4, Funny
    But nobody throws chairs at Google, unlike management practices used at some other well-known technology companies.

    I wonder which company they're talking about?

    Throwing chairs...rings a bell.

    Mi...cro...?

    Nope lost it.

    1. Re:Which company? by shbazjinkens · · Score: 3, Funny

      I think my favorite was:

      Let's face it: programmers want to program, they don't want to do their laundry.

      Being in a CS class in college, this really hits home.

    2. Re:Which company? by chris_mahan · · Score: 2, Funny

      My wife does the laundry. I don't want google to do my laundry.

      See http://laundry.google.com/

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  3. Coral Cache! by markild · · Score: 4, Funny

    Coral Cache link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com.nyud.net:8090/id/10296177 /site/newsweek/

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    1. Re:Coral Cache! by Frankie70 · · Score: 2, Funny


        Coral Cache link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com.nyud.net:8090/id/10296177 /site/newsweek/


      Please mod parent +5 informative.
      I think BillG is running MSN off his cable modem connection & it's
      sure to get slashdotted.

  4. History Repeats by ehaggis · · Score: 5, Funny

    I believe somewhere around 1550 B.C., a gentleman by the name of Moses received 10 rules from the CEO of the universe. Unfortunately the were not followed to closely. Time has a way of washing away convictions and ideals. I applaud Google for their intent, but I would wager these lofty goals will settle to reality when the bottom dollar hits the road.

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    1. Re:History Repeats by Animats · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah, but Commandment 1 was about market share maintenance.

  5. Eat your own dog food. by markild · · Score: 2, Funny

    From TFA: For example, one of the reasons for Gmail's success is that it was beta tested within the company for many months.

    Not only do they, as they said in this article, eat they own dog food, but they make us do it.

    Beta 1, Google Inc, Beta 2, The World!!

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  6. Google / ? by Soko · · Score: 5, Funny

    One of our not-so-secret weapons is our ideas mailing list: a companywide suggestion box where people can post ideas ranging from parking procedures to the next killer app. The software allows for everyone to comment on and rate ideas, permitting the best ideas to percolate to the top.

    So, Google uses a Slash like moderation system? Imagine being able to moderate a PHB (-1, Talking out of Your ASS), or a colleague (-1, Clueless Luser). And moderating the CEO (-100, Evil - Fuck Shareholder Value, This is Wrong!) to keep them to thier word.

    That would be cool.

    Soko

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  7. The chair story - truth or fiction? by TheNucleon · · Score: 5, Funny
    As anyone who reads past "Steve Ballmer was quoted as saying..." might recall, Ballmer denies the chair throwing incident. The fact that someone is accused of something doesn't make it true. Yes, Slashdotters, even if it is Steve Ballmer :-)

    If accusations are automatically true, then I accuse all Slashdot readers of being pathetic geeks with no life.

    Hey, wait a minute...

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  8. I quit! by stavromueller · · Score: 0, Funny

    That's it! I'm quitting my job today and applying at Google.

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  9. Google is like the Beatles by Ankou · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh ya see now Google has done it, 10 Golden Rules = 10 Commandments, I get it. Next thing you will hear is how Google is more popular than Jesus ... oh wait

  10. Ten is the new seven. by xactuary · · Score: 2, Funny
    From TFA: What follows are seven key principles we use to make knowledge workers most effective.

    Seven,WTF? Is editing evil?

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  11. Re:What? by loucura! · · Score: 2, Funny

    It is not sinister.

    Unless, perhaps, you're a left-handed stock-holder.

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  12. Re:Which one is John? by Ankou · · Score: 3, Funny

    I believe Ringo would be MSN

  13. I like 'em all except pack 'em in by Wansu · · Score: 2, Funny



    I particularly like "Hire by Committee". This tends to weed out those individuals with work disrupting character flaws.

    I don't like "Pack 'em in". Individual offices are much better. Phone tag and emails are not that big a problem. The practice of setting up "war rooms" or "pack 'em in" is done to indimidate workers. The way to get out of one of these bullpens is to eat Mexican food, chili or perhaps Indian food and cut rank farts until they beg you to move.
     

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  14. Self-fulfilling prophecy! by Proteus · · Score: 2, Funny

    As I write this, the above is rated (Score:2, Funny). Because of this rating, the post is amusing, but would not be otherwise.

    I 3 self-fulfilling prophecies!

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  15. Re:Enron's motto by Syberghost · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now, let's be fair; he may not have been incorrect when he said Enron set the bar for business ethics.

  16. Re:"Pack Them In" by anotherzeb · · Score: 3, Funny

    I will do the job of three men, if required

    Groucho, Harpo and Chico?
     

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