Re:Facebook, Google Drop Out of Top ‘Best Places to Work’ List
by shadowgovt on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @05:39PM
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Depends on the horror story and what employees factor into their happiness.
Steve Yegge (former Amazon and Google employee) once had to walk back a flippant remark about "dread pirate Bezos," in which he explained that while the work was fulfilling and he was successful at it, the background message he perceived of a consistent drumbeat of "Be useful to the company or we'll fire you" weighed on him psychologically.
Steve Yegge (former Amazon and Google employee) once had to walk back a flippant remark about "dread pirate Bezos," in which he explained that while the work was fulfilling and he was successful at it, the background message he perceived of a consistent drumbeat of "Be useful to the company or we'll fire you" weighed on him psychologically.
https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2011/10/g...