tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post8470613283608675613..comments2024-03-28T00:36:13.790-07:00Comments on Volatile and Decentralized: Working for The GoogleMatt Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04255792550910131960noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-27370995978350735512010-07-17T15:05:42.013-07:002010-07-17T15:05:42.013-07:00Nice employer :-) and we know what we are Talking ...Nice employer :-) and we know what we are Talking about !Schulzehttp://www.spirofrog.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-78980624360621129642010-07-17T05:16:18.571-07:002010-07-17T05:16:18.571-07:00There are no portholes on the poop deck :-)There are no portholes on the poop deck :-)gaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05865714490161525439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-78071898889966490492010-07-17T02:53:24.522-07:002010-07-17T02:53:24.522-07:00I had Craig Chambers for my compilers course @ UW!...I had Craig Chambers for my compilers course @ UW! Nothing like grammar trees...Jason Tanhttp://www.buzzlabs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-57264038360264383062010-07-16T21:27:45.868-07:002010-07-16T21:27:45.868-07:00A professor working in Google? At a glance, it'...A professor working in Google? At a glance, it's like adding new heavy artillery weapon in that aircraft carrier.<br /><br />Is there really a big gap between being an academia and working in a real world, in case as you are a professor?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-19845128578921301002010-07-16T19:47:51.334-07:002010-07-16T19:47:51.334-07:00In my other life, I worked at a university for alm...In my other life, I worked at a university for almost a decade. Your description, "academia is a lot like building toy boats and playing with them in your bathtub", is spot on. Your future students stand to gain a great deal by your tour of duty. <br /><br />Enjoyed the post. Wish you the best.<br /><br />MTMike Taylorhttp://www.taylortree.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-89432583574980122142010-06-21T02:48:05.936-07:002010-06-21T02:48:05.936-07:00Do you see a possibility of staying at Google afte...Do you see a possibility of staying at Google after the sabbatical and not returning to academia?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-39022472088590705942010-06-21T00:26:23.037-07:002010-06-21T00:26:23.037-07:00Very nice!
Hope you like our prespective of the w...Very nice!<br /><br />Hope you like our prespective of the world :)<br /><br />Enjoy it!tandrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860710321475511264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-22583922203809568342010-06-19T16:57:21.759-07:002010-06-19T16:57:21.759-07:00I don't know what Google's policy is with ...I don't know what Google's policy is with respect to outside activities, but I imagine they will treat it like any other external service. Plenty of Googlers serve on conference program committees, for example. Being the TOSN editor-in-chief is not a paid position and frankly is not that much work, so I can do it in my "spare time" if need be. I'd be surprised if this were a problem.Matt Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04255792550910131960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-39338519050686959612010-06-19T12:08:02.959-07:002010-06-19T12:08:02.959-07:00How will this affect your recently announced decis...How will this affect your recently announced decision to become the editor in chief of ACM tosn? I assume that a regular software engineer at Google is not allowed to work on such things at company time (even the famous "20% projects" at Google need to be in line with what the Google management feels is appropriate, from what I gather). Will you carry out this work on weekends only, or have you negotiated a deal where you will be able to work on ACM tosn as paid Google work?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-70069417818643674242010-06-18T12:03:25.153-07:002010-06-18T12:03:25.153-07:00Re: "Fallback". I think it's safe to...Re: "Fallback". I think it's safe to assume that having a job at Google is a great backup plan, even if tenure **does** work out!!Matt Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04255792550910131960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-76605404877793287512010-06-18T08:56:29.111-07:002010-06-18T08:56:29.111-07:00Great news Matt.. did you applied there as a fallb...Great news Matt.. did you applied there as a fallback just in case the tenure thing doesn't work out? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-75665654082961423022010-06-18T08:29:57.882-07:002010-06-18T08:29:57.882-07:00Wow!!!
Will you shed some light on the hiring proc...Wow!!!<br />Will you shed some light on the hiring process too??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-19224872574324049792010-06-18T06:44:57.162-07:002010-06-18T06:44:57.162-07:00I approached them - helps to know some people insi...I approached them - helps to know some people inside the company. To be clear, I don't think they do "sabbaticals" in the conventional sense - I'm actually hired as a full time software engineer and had to go through the whole interview process and everything.Matt Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04255792550910131960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-5961819306699088342010-06-17T22:44:36.658-07:002010-06-17T22:44:36.658-07:00Quick, someone set up the Fake Matt Welsh blog bef...Quick, someone set up the Fake Matt Welsh blog before Matt does!<br /><br />Plenty of Google employees are active bloggers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953511830480290102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-84330268568144207312010-06-17T17:43:14.809-07:002010-06-17T17:43:14.809-07:00As a faculty member who has thought about doing ex...As a faculty member who has thought about doing exactly this, how did you go about it? Did they ask you? or did you make the first contact?<br /><br />How would you recommend one approach getting a 1 year sabbatical at Google?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-65396577993989787532010-06-17T13:24:22.912-07:002010-06-17T13:24:22.912-07:00This sounds like a great opportunity. I find mysel...This sounds like a great opportunity. I find myself in a similar position, teaching many practice-oriented courses but without having significant non-academic project experience. I hope that, even if you cannot blog about your specific projects, that you will continue sharing your experiences.Paul Gestwickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684898302302604274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-79492688502885220182010-06-17T08:02:28.445-07:002010-06-17T08:02:28.445-07:00You have to wear that hat the whole time.You have to wear that hat the whole time.DWallachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08713162566837799543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-19896960870302797122010-06-17T07:56:48.106-07:002010-06-17T07:56:48.106-07:00Welcome aboard! It's great to see academics d...Welcome aboard! It's great to see academics doing stints in the real world. The place takes a bit of getting used to, but once you've figured out the ropes, you can do all sorts of interesting things. I look forward to hearing what you accomplish.Geoff Davishttp://www.geoffdavis.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-36596320579806125152010-06-17T07:33:21.995-07:002010-06-17T07:33:21.995-07:00Fortunately my students are pretty independent and...Fortunately my students are pretty independent and I have a couple of great postdocs to help keep them in line. My students will have nothing to do with the stint at Google - this is completely separate from my Harvard group.Matt Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04255792550910131960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-21915836878742109742010-06-17T07:31:45.499-07:002010-06-17T07:31:45.499-07:00I am curious about professors who go to sabbatical...I am curious about professors who go to sabbaticals - how would your students manage? Do they also write code for goog?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com