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advisedwanglast Thursday at 5:09 PM1 replyview on HN

> It shows that engineers are valued

yep

> and a meritocracy exists

not necessarily. It shows the system got one excellent engineer to an appropriate position. But it doesn't show that the system isn't promoting bozos too, and keeping other excellent engineers down.


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jll29last Thursday at 9:55 PM

> But it doesn't show that the system isn't promoting bozos too, and keeping other excellent engineers down.

Has anyone worked at GOOG and also other corporations? How do the alternative cultures compare?