On Resigning from Google
I currently work at Google, but I am a newbie, i.e less than 5 years at Google.<p>I frequently run in to people who are:
1) always been at Google and enjoyed the fruits of its rise or at another similar environment
2) never had to deal with frugality or lack of funding for anything
3) see themselves are superior to everyone else - in terms of how enlightened they are, how they know whats best for everyone
4) feel that they have an absolute say in anything Google does<p>These people do not know the realities of the world. Plain and simple. They had a good life and think that is it.<p>One thing they dont seem to realize is that almost everyone else has had to deal with growth challenges, lack of capital and access to resources. No one exists to only make the world better. Contrary to their disbelief, most people and organizations, including themselves and Google, have the first priority to survive, to grow, to flourish and to abide by all applicable laws. Once this is satisfied, they move on to grander things  like charity, investing in the well being of others etc.<p>The very reason these people have the capability to leave their jobs for whatever reason is that they already took care of the first priority - to survive and thrive, courtesy Google.<p>Google is a business, and as a business it has the fiduciary duty to serve itself and its interests first.<p>If these people have any conscience that they claim to have, they need to stop pointing at Google, stop riding in their luxury SUVs, stop eating in insanely expensive restaurants, stop vacationing in luxury resorts, stop purchasing multi million dollar homes, and first go try to serve in the government to change the laws and society in which we all live and abide by.<p>Stop trying to tell a large corporation to stop doing business and make profits, go change the society in which it operates. Then we will talk.<p>Enough of the BS.<p>You dont like working here, move on. Let us have the opportunity to contribute and grow and be successful.