On: What I learned getting acquired by Google

[elwell]

> Most of my time here I feel vaguely gross about how nice everything is.

Tell me more about this.

[asdfman123 → elwell]

It just feels like none of this is sustainable. There's too much fat.

I feel big tech in general is looting its brands for profit, that while it's not 100% obvious yet, we're in the decline phase.

[gniv → asdfman123]

Since big tech has such high margins and relatively few employees, it's sustainable for as long as the company wants to keep doing it.

[0______0 → elwell]

My girlfriend works for Google. I just moved to the Bay Area and I can definitely relate. She gives me tours of the Mountain View headquarters (and the campus) quite often and I just feel... it's too tranquil... it's too nice... it's too serene and it's just such a privilege to be here. The atmosphere is calm, the location is on beautiful rolling hills of California, the food is fantastic, there is a strong focus on biking/walking/community. Just lovely.