Google: Hostile Climate?

December 4, 2017

I read “Periods of Misconduct by Google Leadership Has Reportedly Lead to a Hostile Climate Internally.” These days it can be difficult to determine what is verifiable and what is speculation or sour grapes.

The write up makes a claim which I found surprising; to wit:

it appears that relationships and misconduct had by leadership within the company has created a hostile climate, primarily for female employees…

The basis for the assertion is an article in the online publication “The Information.”

Some high profile names are referenced in the write up; for example, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Eric Schmidt, and David Drummond.

I recognize some of these names. The article also references the “culture of allowed disobedience” which may be “in the world of technology.”

The original article in The Information is available at this link. Note that one has to enter an email address to access the source which originally reported about the management approach actualized at Google.

Interesting if true. One wonders if Russia’s possible private Internet for BRICS will embrace Google. I am wonder if others will have warm and fuzzy feelings toward Google if the assertions are accurate.

We live in interesting times. Management appears to have evolved since I first noticed Backrub in the late 1990s. Backrub? Now that’s an interesting moniker, isn’t it?

Stephen E Arnold, December 4, 2017

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