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Re:An Update on Bradfitz: Leaving Google by MrHamdulay on Monday January 27, 2020 @01:03PM (#22161997)
Unfortunately pretty common.
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Re:An Update on Bradfitz: Leaving Google by moralestapia on Monday January 27, 2020 @01:30PM (#22162287)
Any insight into why? I didn't know about this. (Haven't changed my desk ever while working somewhere)
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Re:An Update on Bradfitz: Leaving Google by adregan on Monday January 27, 2020 @02:18PM (#22162740)
I've moved desks 6 times (between 2 buildings and 5 floors) in under 3 years. I guess when a company is growing rapidly, you've got to shuffle people around.
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Re:An Update on Bradfitz: Leaving Google by erik_seaberg on Monday January 27, 2020 @02:37PM (#22162927)
Teams grow at different rates and get bin-packed into mostly adjoining desks.
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Re:An Update on Bradfitz: Leaving Google by ludwigvan on Monday January 27, 2020 @02:18PM (#22162736)
It is due to Brownian motion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownian_motion

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