Re:Google's Gemini Headaches Spur $90B Selloff
by 121789 on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @05:05PM
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The latter are often first in the chopping block and you’ll spend quite a bit of time trying to validate your own team’s existence. The aggressive product teams will probably have better career opportunities. Both paths are fine, it’s a trade off
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Re:Google's Gemini Headaches Spur $90B Selloff
by lumost on Wednesday February 28, 2024 @12:12AM
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When the latter group gets big enough, they may command enough sway to ensure the opposite occurs at chopping time. There is no guarantee that a business optimizes for the correct metrics, that the business has any ability to influence those metrics, or that the metrics are even valid/optimized for.
Anecdotal observation is that extremely successful businesses are often marvels of inefficiency as there is simply no need to make the business efficient. Efficiency is often contrary to employee goals as well.
Making a successful and well run business is very difficult.
Re:Google's Gemini Headaches Spur $90B Selloff
by steveBK123 on Wednesday February 28, 2024 @07:06AM
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> When the latter group gets big enough, they may command enough sway to ensure the opposite occurs at chopping time.
This is true. Metrics are really about who owns the narrative and who runs the org. If the latter group get their guy into power then decisions will be made that cause inefficiency, waste and even reduced revenue far longer than is logical.