The way that Google operates is both extremely path dependent and also successful in the context of happening to be one of the most powerful, well-resourced, unassailable businesses that has ever been conceived of in reality or fiction, attached to a magic money printer.
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Google’s Organizational Culture and Its Lasting Impact on Former Employees
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The culture that is Google embeds a memeplex which sees organizations that do not operate as Google operates, and interprets this deviance as damage. Some people who previously worked at Google are extremely steeped in this culture and less than reflective of this fact.
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Lessons from Working with Former Google Employees
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I have had the opportunity to work with many people who previously worked at Google, and enjoy the vast majority of those interactions. But I will say a thing that must be said, for the benefit of people who will otherwise learn it the hard way:
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Identity and Work Culture at Big Tech Companies
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And a challenge of working there is "How much of my brainsweat/care/identity is entangled with playing the game that is Google and Getting Good at Googling? And how much is everything else?" Neither extreme of spectrum is optimal for most interesting values systems.
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Firm-Specific Human Capital: Specialized Skills Beyond Job Functions
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An undercurrent of this and similar pieces, which I would like to highlight: "Firm-specific human capital" is a real thing in the world. Being effective at Google is a skill you can specialize in, independent of (and on top of) the thing you *actually do.*
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Google’s Corporate Culture: An Insider’s Perspective Analysis
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One of the better articles I've read over the years on the culture that is Google, warts and all. (This substantially matches my understanding from *many* conversations that do not have a publicly readable URL associated with them.)
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AI counseling relationships user expectations and accountability
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Sometimes they want social permission to have an ongoing relationship with someone who will listen to their problems then provide sage counsel, which is a thing I make pretty widely available *but without an SLA.* Sometimes they want someone to be responsible for their outcomes.
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Mentorship Reality: Clarifying Expectations in Professional Guidance
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I get a surprising number of emails from people who want me to mentor them, although I don’t always think they have a clear mental picture of what that relationship would actually look like.
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Financial Regulation Framework: Expedited Access and Check Processing
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(If you enjoy spelunking in our legal and regulatory weeds the magic search term is the Expedited Access to Funds Act and/or Check 21. https://
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Tech Industry HR Practices and Employee Referral Accountability Standards
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Yep, but you’d be absolutely dumbstruck if you met someone in the U.S. or Canadian tech industry who was formally punished by the company for introducing the company to someone who was later e.g. fired, right.