The culture at Google is very much like the old culture at Microsoft – back when the company felt like most employees were in their mid 20’s. These kids don’t have a life yet so they spend all of their time at work. Google provides nearly everything...

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Google actually pays less salary than Microsoft.

Dang, this guy doesn't seem to like Google at all. I have been saying this for a long time Google treats people like crap, they will only be able to get away with that for so long before they are gone. I can't wait...go ASK.com lol

Yeah, Google "treats people like crap" by letting them spend 1/5 of their time at work, working on anything they please.

Ah, the ignorance parade marches on.

I was thinking that too...After I read it. But still, not much room for career development is still not a good thing to have in any company.

Yeah, being part of that fraction of a percent of people who've worked at Google is really bad for your career development. Do you even think about the bull s**t that comes out of your keyboard? Earlier this week you went off on an LSD-inspired tantrum about how good deeds = hating America, and that "Viet Nam people" are the only people living anywhere outside America. Now you're telling us "Google treats people like crap" and is bad for your career.

If you ever said anything true and even half insightful, it would give me a stroke. But it's so much easier to just regurgitate crap someone else told you and get 20 signature links for each "me too" post.

lol. That's ok. I was just referring to what the article had actually said, I have no other information, although I would image working at Google would be kick ***. =)

Google appears to me to be a "baby" when it comes to professional employee growth, but a "giant" when it comes to making profits.

I just think Google needs to greatly increase the amount of human resources it has in the personal department. For publishers who get banned, and have a good defense. That is my only "beef" with the big G. Beyond that there goot.

That's weak, man. Free food, medical, dental, clothes, laundry, broadband, bus service...those BASTARDS! I hate them so MUCH!

As far as career development goes, let's say you decided you got bored with Google...or even fed up. You quit. You put "Google whatever" on your resume. That by itself is enough career development. No more is necessary.

This isn't Google treating people like crap...this is a guy biting the hand that feeds him.

Maybe I am being near-sighted...But Google owning all of your idea's for letting you work 20% of the time on "your"(and theres) project, sounds like a great idea....

For Google.

Isn't it funny that a bunch of people who've never even seen the Google building with their own eyes, let alone worked inside of it, are talking about how terrible Google is to their employees?

How can you talk for what people have seen?

I have seen many videos of the Google buliding as well as how it looks. Articles/pictures/videos...It was fun to see. Intresting building but I havent been there myself..although I live in CA maybe I will go see them as they are not that far away.

Originally Posted by Vasity

Maybe I am being near-sighted...But Google owning all of your idea's for letting you work 20% of the time on "your"(and theres) project, sounds like a great idea....

For Google.

Have you ever had a job before in your life?

When somebody pays you to do something on their time, they own the results. Duh.

Google doesn't own all their peoples ideas, only the ones their people spend Google's time working on. You don't want to share your idea, you work on it on your own time. Pretty damned simple.

That's not Google, that's every job in the world. That's actually the idea behind a job - you get paid to do things that make a profit for your employer, and together you both benefit.

Yea, so anytime they "give you" you are still wroking just in a different type of position.

OF course has no right to take any other "ideas" they have, but hey, you know. That is just plain old common sence LoL.

Originally Posted by ADAM Web Design

That's weak, man. Free food, medical, dental, clothes, laundry, broadband, bus service...those BASTARDS! I hate them so MUCH!.

once they leaving.. i going to apply their jobs

What the hell are you talking about? I'm scratching my head trying to figure out what you're harping on about with "give you" in quotes.

Here's a quick lesson in the real world: you sell your time to your employer, you don't give it. They buy your work with money, they don't hand that out for fun.

If you really think Google is a charity, donate your computer to them. Please. If you're not willing to "give" (also in quotes - just like yours) your own personal property to Google, it makes you a hypocrite to demand things of them that you're unwilling to do yourself.

There is a lot of arguing going on at webmaster talk...