Fortune Magazine Evaluates the Best Employers in the U.S., Google Falls to Fourth Place http://tech.qq.com/a/20090122/000278.htm, My Qzone Record.
First Reaction: Is Google Outdated?
I have always admired Google's "Don't Be Evil" philosophy.
I also highly respect its completely open working environment.
However, all of this requires MONEY as a foundation.
Previously, Google was exposed for having chaotic management, and former talents from Microsoft and others returned.
It makes sense; there needs to be both freedom and control. The Chinese concept of balance is the way.
A completely open philosophy is good, but it must have limits. There must be control. How can effective supervision be achieved? Can the high-cost work environment correspond with high-efficiency work results proportionally?
In my impression, the American work environment has always emphasized individuality and openness. Therefore, Google’s practices in the U.S. certainly align with American cultural ideals, even pushing them to the extreme, in order to attract talent from other local IT companies. But when applied to other countries, like Google China, simply copying the model might not achieve the original goals. The Chinese work environment is accustomed to being monitored and compliance-oriented. If a completely open method were introduced in China, aside from initially catching everyone's attention, during actual implementation, there could be many instances where people are free but lack responsibility.
In contrast, the most suitable work environment and internet culture for China are still those of domestic companies like Tencent and Baidu, which strike a balance between freedom and control.
Yesterday, an IT professional wrote an article titled "Steamed Sea Turtles, Braised Local X," making a substantive analysis of the phenomenon of overseas returnees (often called 'sea turtles') struggling to adapt as executives in Chinese companies. This roughly explains how, over these years, in China's internet wars, local teams have managed to break out and leave many foreign IT giants, who strategically entered the Chinese market, feeling anxious. The effectiveness of the sea turtle teams has become increasingly weak. From this, we can see that in future internet trends, overseas giants are adjusting their entry strategies by directly hiring local executive teams.
Financial tsunami, let's see whose pants aren't tied tight.