> Wait a second. I was in a business relationship with Google.
> It may sound strange that it took me two and a half years to realize it,
but Google does a good job of building a sense of community within the
organization. To make us feel that we’re not just employees, but that we
are Google.
> That conversation made me realize that I’m not Google. I provide
a service to Google in exchange for money.
People, and especially young people, should think about this more. It's
called “labour market”, not “labour community”. A company as a whole
is a faceless, consciousness-less creature that will eat you alive if
that increases the right metrics. And it's definitely not a loving
parent-figure that some of the HR people want you to think it is.
> It may sound strange that it took me two and a half years to realize it, but Google does a good job of building a sense of community within the organization. To make us feel that we’re not just employees, but that we are Google.
> That conversation made me realize that I’m not Google. I provide a service to Google in exchange for money.
People, and especially young people, should think about this more. It's called “labour market”, not “labour community”. A company as a whole is a faceless, consciousness-less creature that will eat you alive if that increases the right metrics. And it's definitely not a loving parent-figure that some of the HR people want you to think it is.
Also, this needs a (2018).