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Google employees question execs over 'decline in morale' after blowout earnings (www.cnbc.com)

submitted 6 months ago by lautan@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world

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At an all-hands meeting last week, Google executives responded to employee questions about declining morale even with financial performance improving.

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[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 44 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yes, the suits have taken over and switched the money squeeze to max.

[–] ours@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago (2 children)

And they'll argue "you don't need [all the things that make this company great]". And then we'll wonder how a once leading company is dying on their now crappy products/services.

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

To be eventually bought up by a private equity firm that gives it the last squeeze before throwing the withered husk on the final Google Graveyard.

[–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 7 points 6 months ago

And that’s how Microsoft moved into irrelevance under Ballmer until Satya Nadella started focussing on innovation again. When sales lead technology businesses they always decline.