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Re:Reflecting on 18 Years at Google by ghaff on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @02:25PM (#38383881)
Silos and fiefdoms are normally seen as negative things. And that's not entirely wrong.

But they can also describe skunkworks/internal startup/etc. teams doing their own thing without a lot of interference or having to constantly coordinate with every other organization in the company.

It can go both ways.

Re:Reflecting on 18 Years at Google by esafak on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @05:33PM (#38386128)
Silos are also good for sheltering and nurturing high performing teams, especially when the broader organization is bad.