Thanks for the Nostalgic reminder .. > On 22 Nov 2019, at 04:44, Renee Lloyd <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wow. Read this and immediately went back and read their S-1 filing when they > went public in 2004. In the letter from the founders, Larry and Sergey > write: > > > “GOOGLERS > > Our employees, who have named themselves Googlers, are everything. Google is > organized around the ability to attract and leverage the talent of > exceptional technologists and business people. We have been lucky to recruit > many creative, principled and hard working stars. We hope to recruit many > more in the future. We will reward and treat them well. > > We provide many unusual benefits for our employees, including meals free of > charge, doctors and washing machines. We are careful to consider the long > term advantages to the company of these benefits. Expect us to add benefits > rather than pare them down over time. We believe it is easy to be penny wise > and pound foolish with respect to benefits that can save employees > considerable time and improve their health and productivity. > > The significant employee ownership of Google has made us what we are today. > Because of our employee talent, Google is doing exciting work in nearly every > area of computer science. We are in a very competitive industry where the > quality of our product is paramount. Talented people are attracted to Google > because we empower them to change the world; Google has large computational > resources and distribution that enables individuals to make a difference. Our > main benefit is a workplace with important projects, where employees can > contribute and grow. We are focused on providing an environment where > talented, hard working people are rewarded for their contributions to Google > and for making the world a better place. “ > > > > This was followed by ‘Don’t Be Evil”. > > > Attached link to Google S-1 in case any of you folks want to read it. > > https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1288776/000119312504073639/ds1.htm > <https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1288776/000119312504073639/ds1.htm> > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 21, 2019, at 11:00 PM, Yosem Companys <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> As it deals with worker accusations that it has retaliated against >> organizers of a global walkout and cracked down on dissent inside the >> country, Google has hired a consulting firm with a union-busting reputation >> to advise management. The New York Times reports that IRI Consultants >> apparently works frequently for hospitals and other healthcare organizations >> and boasts of its “union vulnerability assessments” and success in helping a >> national healthcare company persuade employees to avoid a union election. >> Google’s hiring of IRI is further evidence of a feud between company >> management and a group of activist employees that have pushed the limits of >> the company’s traditionally transparent, worker-friendly reputation. The >> hiring was a surprising turn in the Silicon Valley culture where union >> organization and labor unrest have been rare because employees have been >> generally well-paid and treated well. Google employees around the world >> walked out last fall in protest of the company’s handling of sexual abuse >> complaints, while the free-wheeling discussion boards that have defined >> Google’s culture have increasingly turned into contentious debates over >> politics or company policies. >> >> https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/technology/Google-union-consultant.html >> <https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/technology/Google-union-consultant.html> >> >> -- >> Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable from any major commercial >> search engine. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: >> https://lists.ghserv.net/mailman/listinfo/lt. Unsubscribe, change to digest >> mode, or change password by emailing [email protected]. > -- > Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable from any major commercial > search engine. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: > https://lists.ghserv.net/mailman/listinfo/lt. Unsubscribe, change to digest > mode, or change password by emailing [email protected].
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