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As the saying goes, opinions are like assholes; everyone has one. But not Google's executive suite these days. When Google restructured itself as the "Alphabet" holding company, the visionary IoT and science projects were moved out of Google division, and Indian-born Sundar Pichai was named CEO of the core Google company which handles search, Android, YouTube, and all the other high-volume IT stuff. And that's a good thing, according to a couple ex-Googlers interviewed by Re/code: "All the assholes have left" ; Pichai apparently has a rare blend of hard and soft skills.
At Google, this guy has moved upstairs. And apparently having a CEO who was a brilliant entrepreneur but also a complete jerk was hardly unique to Google, Steve Jobs being the canonical example among tech CEOs. We've recently learned about the way Jeff Bezos runs Amazon. An obvious question from these examples is, can an ambitious tech company rule the universe without being run by assholes?
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday October 26 2015, @08:04PM
Sounds like your dad was out of line. Snatching my cigarettes and crushing them in the middle of the work day would likely have prompted a punch in the nose. I've never decked a boss, but that may well have prompted it, when I was a younger man. Hell - it might prompt the same reaction today if I'm having a really bad day.
So, yeah, your dad went over the line.
Even so, I'll remind you of the famous quote - "Where everyone thinks alike, no one is thinking." Someone has to be thinking about where the money for payroll is coming from next week, and the next, and the next. Someone has to be the asshole.