http://www.programmersparadox.com/2008/03/13/the-myth-that-you-can-be-google/ Long form thoughts from a Software Engineer Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:42:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.programmersparadox.com/2008/03/13/the-myth-that-you-can-be-google/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Google’s Unique Advantage | Programmer’s Paradox Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:09:14 +0000 http://www.programmersparadox.com/2008/03/13/the-myth-that-you-can-be-google/#comment-174 [...] I’ve written about the corporate culture at Google and how it isn’t likely to be an easy thing to emulate.  Today at work, my coworker, [...] [...] I’ve written about the corporate culture at Google and how it isn’t likely to be an easy thing to emulate.  Today at work, my coworker, [...]

]]> http://www.programmersparadox.com/2008/03/13/the-myth-that-you-can-be-google/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Scott Berkun Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:41:16 +0000 http://www.programmersparadox.com/2008/03/13/the-myth-that-you-can-be-google/#comment-172 Nice - I think you're right on - and it goes further too. If the culture is based on trust, that changes who you hire and why. People who fit the culture will do well, and those that don't won't be as happy and will leave. It's not rocket science, but most people don't recognize the pros and cons of their *own* corporate culture, which makes it hard to look at a different company and understand theirs. Nice – I think you’re right on – and it goes further too. If the culture is based on trust, that changes who you hire and why. People who fit the culture will do well, and those that don’t won’t be as happy and will leave. It’s not rocket science, but most people don’t recognize the pros and cons of their *own* corporate culture, which makes it hard to look at a different company and understand theirs.

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