Former Google Manager Criticizes Company Culture and Leadership

A former Google manager says the tech giant is rife with fiefdoms and the 'creeping failure' of senior leaders who weren't making tough calls 🔗

Jonathan Bellack said senior leaders would fail to resolve team conflicts, leaving individual midlevel managers to debate over decisions for months.

A former Google manager, Jonathan Bellack, criticized the company's management culture, citing the presence of small fiefdoms and the reluctance of senior leaders to make tough decisions. Bellack highlighted how the territorial culture led to duplicated apps and missed features, and how midlevel managers engaged in prolonged debates, hindering prompt decision-making. He also noted the influence of non-tech executives in company decisions due to the hesitation of senior leadership. Similar complaints from other former Google employees have also surfaced, describing the company as slow, bureaucratic, and lacking urgency.

Former Google manager Jonathan Bellack criticized the presence of small fiefdoms and the reluctance of senior leaders to make tough decisions.
Bellack highlighted how the territorial culture led to duplicated apps and missed features, and how midlevel managers engaged in prolonged debates, hindering prompt decision-making.
Other former Google employees have also expressed similar complaints, describing the company as slow, bureaucratic, and lacking urgency.