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Re:Sergey Brin: “Irate Call from Steve Jobs” by SillyUsername on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @09:04AM (#34231395)
Why didn't Brin just ignore Jobs calls and have him put through to a secretary?

Any good call centre worker knows you don't deal with irate people directly as they cannot be reasoned with, and (imho) their aggressive behaviour should not be rewarded.

Re:Sergey Brin: “Irate Call from Steve Jobs” by uninformed on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @09:45AM (#34231951)
quid pro quo
Re:Sergey Brin: “Irate Call from Steve Jobs” by HDThoreaun on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @09:59AM (#34232172)
They had an agreement that they wouldn’t do this. If being ignored the call jobs would hire google employees, especially considering how much of a grudge he holds.