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Re:I took the $300K by SurfScore on Sunday May 26, 2013 @04:13PM (#5772272)
This is why big companies get slow and bloated. Behavior like this only happens when people are in it for the money and don't really care about what they're building.
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Re:I took the $300K by jcampbell1 on Sunday May 26, 2013 @10:35PM (#5773177)
From what I have read, Google doesn't operate this way. My understanding is they don't keep everyone from an acquisition. While this seems a bit rude fire someone or make talented engineers re-apply for their own job, it does mean the people they do keep become Google engineers rather than 2 year indentured servants who have no incentive to join the company culture.

All strategies are problematic.

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Re:I took the $300K by taude on Sunday May 26, 2013 @11:07PM (#5773250)
Back in the day (circa 1996 with my experience), MSFT made employees from acquisitions re-apply for their jobs and go through the full interview process.
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