It’s All Bullshit | JS Tan
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The tech industry is supposed to be the cradle of innovation—but it’s become a redoubt of waste and unproductivity.

It’s All Bullshit: Performing productivity at Google::The tech industry is supposed to be the cradle of innovation—but it’s become a redoubt of waste and unproductivity.

  • Odelay42@lemmy.worldEnglish
    56·
    11 months ago

    There’s some good points in this article about how launching products irresponsibly has weakened Google’s overall portfolio and eroded customer trust.

    But there’s a whole of of weird anti-worker vibes in here too. Overall I really don’t think the problem with trillion dollar mega corporations is that people don’t work enough dedicated hours.

    • CashewNut 🏴󠁢󠁥󠁧󠁿@lemmy.worldEnglish
      182·
      10 months ago

      Launching or Killing?

      I don’t think launching is an issue. It’s the sheer number of products they kill off.

      It’s becoming comical how many times they’ve killed and relaunched Google Chat.

      They’ve become incredibly unreliable.

    • Ilflish@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      It’s not that people don’t work enough but when companies close in on monopolies there is less pressure to grab market and when companies with high stock prices offer stocks, there is bound to be some relaxation when you find out your stocks have inflated like a large Christmas bonus. There’s not much you can do about it is the thing. Every company does it’s best when competitive and the problems occur during stagnation at the top.