Re:Acquisition and maintenance of a band of minions
by spankalee on Sunday June 16, 2013 @08:40PM
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There's no such rule.
Re:Acquisition and maintenance of a band of minions
by nostrademons on Monday June 17, 2013 @01:54AM
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No such rule, but you are generally judged on impact and not effort at Google. If your efforts don't make an impact, then they aren't going to be counted in your favor.
Re:Acquisition and maintenance of a band of minions
by philwelch on Monday June 17, 2013 @11:14AM
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Isn't that how the world works? Effort without impact is just wasted effort.
Re:Acquisition and maintenance of a band of minions
by nostrademons on Monday June 17, 2013 @05:13PM
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The real world, yes. In many institutions (eg. the public school system, most giant megacorps) you get points for showing up and putting in the appearance of effort even if you don't accomplish anything.
That could easily create a bias towards using things made in 20% time in preference to industry-standard tooling.
In reality I assume it's a combination of the two: Sometimes the internal tools really are the best for Google's specific needs; other times there's probably Not Invented Here Syndrome at work, same as anywhere else.