Why working at Google feels like waiting in 20 bread lines
“They gave this analogy of it's kind of like, imagine you were trying to get, you're trying to get bread.”
So in practice, that may not may not feel like clear decision making lines. They gave this analogy of it's kind of like, imagine you were trying to get, you're trying to get bread. So sometimes when you're sitting inside, Google Inc, it can feel like you're sitting in one bread line, then another bread line, then another bread line, then another bread line. And at the end of your cuff out with your cuff out. It's a Oliver Twist. The, and at the end of the 20 bread lines, you will get an answer. Like, there is a there is a path to get an answer, and somebody tells you, you get bread or you don't get bread.
About this clip
Shishir Mehrotra explains how decision-making at big tech companies like Google can feel frustratingly bureaucratic, using a vivid analogy of waiting in multiple bread lines like Oliver Twist. He describes how employees must navigate through numerous layers and processes to get answers, even though there is ultimately a path to resolution.
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This clip provides a memorable and relatable analogy that crystallizes a common frustration with big tech company culture that many listeners will recognize.
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