Re:Google Announces Global Campaign To Legalize Gay Marriage
by nostrademons on Sunday July 08, 2012 @02:19AM
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(Disclaimer: I'm a Google employee, and a rather cynical one, speaking for myself and not the company.)
It's not actually that they prioritize employees over shareholders; it's that they believe that the best path to maximizing long-term shareholder value is to treat your employees well, because then you can continue to attract the best employees. Googlers who blindly believe that Google does whatever's good for its employees tend to be quickly disillusioned. Google does what's best for its business; it just so happens that what's good for employees often turns out to be good for business as well.
It's not an employees vs. shareholders thing. It's a long-term vs. short-term value thing, where free food, option repricing, and raises for everyone costs the company significantly in the short term, but ensures their long-term viability.
It's not actually that they prioritize employees over shareholders; it's that they believe that the best path to maximizing long-term shareholder value is to treat your employees well, because then you can continue to attract the best employees. Googlers who blindly believe that Google does whatever's good for its employees tend to be quickly disillusioned. Google does what's best for its business; it just so happens that what's good for employees often turns out to be good for business as well.
It's not an employees vs. shareholders thing. It's a long-term vs. short-term value thing, where free food, option repricing, and raises for everyone costs the company significantly in the short term, but ensures their long-term viability.