I have a few thoughts about that post but am too busy at the moment to jot them down in a formal blog post. The bit about Hadoop, for instance, raised a lot of eyebrows amongst Googlers who have extensive use of both (new hires with a few years Hadoop experience). I'd also disagree that we are not rebuilding things. In fact, Google has the opposite problem of other technology companies: instead of "don't touch it, it works!", we err on the side of "it can be better, we should improve it - mid flight!"
There's one thing about Google culture that I'm really thankful for: no pressure to join the management track, and an easy escape. If you take up a managerial role and realize it's not for you, it's a painless process to go back to becoming an individual contributor. This ensures that the people in management are the ones who actually want to be there and are good at it, and there's no stigma for stepping down if you realize it isn't for you. And if you ever want to try again? The opportunities are still there. Just work it out with the people around you. Looking around, we're all really thankful for Dhanji's contributions, and everyone who has worked with him wishes him the best. Ikai Lan Developer Programs Engineer, Google App Engine Blog: http://googleappengine.blogspot.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/app_engine Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/appengine On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Jeff Schnitzer <j...@infohazard.org> wrote: > Speaking of Google's reputation and mystique, seems to me the article > we should all be talking about is this one: > > http://rethrick.com/#waving-goodbye > > Thoughts? > > Jeff > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google App Engine" group. > To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en.
