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Google's Young Brainiacs Go Globe-Trotting
theodp writes "To train a new generation of leaders, Google sends its young associate product managers on a worldwide mission. Newsweek's Steven Levy tagged along and reports on the APMs' activities, which included passing out candy, notebooks and pencils to poor Raagihalli children, a 'Rubber Ducky' group sing-along at 2 a.m., and competitions to find the weirdest-gadget-under-$100 in Tokyo. The APM program, which seeks brilliant kids and slots them directly into important jobs with no experience necessary, was formed after Google's attempts to hire veterans from firms like Microsoft had awful results. 'Google is so different that it was almost impossible to reprogram them into this culture,' says Google CEO Eric Schmidt of the experienced hires."
Experience is important!
Of course it is. You can't level up without it.
Seven puppies were harmed during the making of this post.
The Apprentice nodded and went back to his cubicle. For three days and nights he tried his best not to think of Windows Vista, but every time he tried, he couldn't help but think of it. Finally, he gave up, went home, and played with his Nintendo Wii.
When Monday came, the Google Apprentice excitedly burst into the Google Master's office. "Master, I did it! I finally succeeded in not thinking about Windows Vista!"
Google Master: "And what were you thinking of when you weren't thinking of Windows Vista?"
The apprentice paused. "I don't know," he said. At that, the Google Master snatched an old S100 Bus he had hanging on his wall, and smacked the Apprentice upside the head.
And thus the Apprentice was enlightened.
The enlightenment lasted for a full three days, right up until the Apprentice was transfered to marketing.
(And if anyone from Google is reading this, and has an opening in the Austin area...drop me a line. ;-) )
Lawrence Person (lawrencepersonh@gmailh.com (remove all "h"s to mail)
http://www.lawrenceperson.com/
Dear Google,
You are infringing on the copyright of our business model by assimilating it into your own and must demand that you stop using it at once!
Sincerely,
The Dot Com Bubble Companies of 1999
The game.
Far be it for a professional journalist like yourself to read all the way to page 2!
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WHO ATE MY BREAKFAST PANTS?
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1...2...3...4...5...6... digits in your UID.
1...2...3...4...5...6...7... digits in mine.
You must have been gone for a while!
At least they won't instinctively duck every time the CEO puts his hands on the back of a chair...
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I'm a Christian and that is *not* the motto you're looking for.
It's "while *they're* young", not "while there young".
Tsk.
Max.
Is there any way to moderate a post "Sour Grapes"?
You never had a coworker who shouted "DING!" when he got a raise, right?
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.