Google cuts office space in Bay Area by more than a million square feet

Re:Google cuts office space in Bay Area by more than a milli... by lern_too_spel on Friday June 09, 2023 @12:57AM (#36253385)

Google management has always been incompetent. It's just that now that economic conditions have forced them to make more drastic decisions that their incompetence is even more obvious.

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Re:Google cuts office space in Bay Area by more than a milli... by code_biologist on Friday June 09, 2023 @01:06AM (#36253461)

Eric Schmidt seemed very competent, given how much of the famed old Google culture was built during his tenure. I was at Google during the Larry Page era and contrasting him with Schmidt was not favorable.

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Re:Google cuts office space in Bay Area by more than a milli... by lokar on Friday June 09, 2023 @01:34AM (#36253682)

All the early Eng VPs were also great

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Re:Google cuts office space in Bay Area by more than a milli... by gumby on Friday June 09, 2023 @01:05AM (#36253454)

Actually I think Schmidt was quite good. Sadly he's the only CEO the company has ever had.

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Re:Google cuts office space in Bay Area by more than a milli... by eftychis on Friday June 09, 2023 @01:10AM (#36253497)

And Schmidt was forced on them.

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Re:Google cuts office space in Bay Area by more than a milli... by gumby on Friday June 09, 2023 @01:14AM (#36253525)

Yeah, I'd never heard of investors threatening to take their money back, either before or since. I've never had such a clause in any financing docs I've signed.

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