Re:Google tells employees that fewer of them will get promot...
by cmrdporcupine on Monday March 06, 2023 @09:31PM
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There is no "business need" like this at Google. This is a company swimming in cash for where most individuals' work has little relevance to revenue bottom lines or business success.
They'll kill or promote entire products because a given product area's position shifted in position on an org chart, or because some set of people involved don't feel they can get promotions or corporate success anymore from it.
The drive is political success. The criterion is openly about ability to promote and politic one's work. ("Demonstrating impact", key emphasis on "demonstrating". Written PRDs and design docs, name prominently placed, recognition from peers. Esp if they're on other teams, etc.)
It's frankly what you get when you have a company founded by academics who never worked in industry (but know all about defending your thesis to a committee, or "publish or perish") combined with unbounded revenue and seemingly infinite growth.
They'll kill or promote entire products because a given product area's position shifted in position on an org chart, or because some set of people involved don't feel they can get promotions or corporate success anymore from it.
The drive is political success. The criterion is openly about ability to promote and politic one's work. ("Demonstrating impact", key emphasis on "demonstrating". Written PRDs and design docs, name prominently placed, recognition from peers. Esp if they're on other teams, etc.)
It's frankly what you get when you have a company founded by academics who never worked in industry (but know all about defending your thesis to a committee, or "publish or perish") combined with unbounded revenue and seemingly infinite growth.