“And you know what? There is something really evil about taking thousands of the world’s smartest young people and using them to sell online text ads more efficiently. Really. Think of all the really interesting and important things that this pool of brainpower could be addressing.”
— Fake Steve Jobs on Google’s employee bailouts Protip - when you hire really clever people, it’s a question of perks and pride. Perks will only keep them happy in the short term (everyone loves free Lobster). If they don’t feel like they are working up to their potential, if you aren’t giving them work they can be proud of, well …
