Accused of underpaying women, Google says it's too expensive to get wage data

Re:Accused of underpaying women, Google says it's too expens... by pacala on Saturday May 27, 2017 @11:40AM (#14430524)

Google is [was?] a geek company. You could get a good pay by being really good at coding. Most companies out there, the only way to get a high compensation is to play Games of Thrones on the management ladder. Actually doing any work is shunned upon.

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Re:Accused of underpaying women, Google says it's too expens... by 659087 on Saturday May 27, 2017 @01:02PM (#14430855)

From my experiences with friends who worked or work at Google, you could fit in just as well by being a mediocre programmer or graphic designer who really enjoyed kool-aid.

The terms "Googley" and "Googler" quickly became the equivalent of nails on a chalkboard to me thanks to these people.

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Re:Accused of underpaying women, Google says it's too expens... by jedberg on Saturday May 27, 2017 @12:52PM (#14430825)

> Actually doing any work is shunned upon.

You clearly don't understand what a manager does if you believe what they do isn't work.

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Re:Accused of underpaying women, Google says it's too expens... by pacala on Saturday May 27, 2017 @01:12PM (#14430902)

There are indeed many definitions of work. I'm using "something produced or accomplished by effort, exertion, or exercise of skill", https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work.

But then again, managers are very skilled at power games, and the ultimate sign of power is taking credit for what your subordinates produced.

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Re:Accused of underpaying women, Google says it's too expens... by scarface74 on Saturday May 27, 2017 @08:36PM (#14432605)

You're working for a bad manager. I appreciate the management at my company. They keep the lights on and take care of all the stuff I would never want to do and I can concentrate on development.

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