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Re:Google Employee Writes Memo About ‘The Burden of Being Bl... by tdfx on Friday August 16, 2019 @01:43PM (#20717550)
> perhaps Google just has an argumentative culture

I think this is probably the salient point here. Google is trying to create a "cool culture" where everyone can speak their mind and spend endless hours around each other. I don't like to work at companies where everyone "is a family" or uses their coworkers as their primary friend group. As much as I respect and enjoy the company of my coworkers, there is a strong chance we are not all compatible as close, personal friends but can still make progress for the company together. I prefer that my close relationships are not intertwined with what I use to pay my bills.

Re:Google Employee Writes Memo About ‘The Burden of Being Bl... by pluto9 on Friday August 16, 2019 @03:17PM (#20718671)
> I don't like to work at companies where everyone "is a family"

Same. In my experience, employers describe themselves that way to create a sense of obligation in their employees.