Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself

Re:Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself by emiliobumachar on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @01:30PM (#16485373)

Could you please give an example of a message with more ownership? Keep in mind that he didn't know at the time that he was missing some undocumented configuration step.

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Re:Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself by kolpa on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @01:48PM (#16485548)

Bad: "I need help with this."

Good: "Hi, Sumitra. Can you help me with this or recommend someone who can?"

Good: "Hi, $MANAGER. Can you help me with this or recommend someone who can?"

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Re:Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself by rantanplan on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @06:26PM (#16488239)

What kind of company or culture is that, when someone asks for help from a group and no one volunteers to even suggest to them a person that would be the best candidate to help them?

I've never been at such a company and I hope I never will.

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Re:Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself by voltagex_ on Thursday March 01, 2018 @12:00AM (#16489800)

Sometimes the person who knew how to make it all work has left. Such is the plight of the maintenance programmer.

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Re:Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself by greenyoda on Sunday March 04, 2018 @02:22AM (#16513649)

True, but if the person who knows that code leaves, it's the manager's job to designate someone else to be responsible for that code.

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Re:Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself by pyrale on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @05:51PM (#16487979)

Bystander effect in a situation that is not critical is a good sign that your company culture is fucked up. That's also on management.

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