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Googled: The End of the World As We Know It | Ken Auletta

#TodayILearned Wayne Newton is still alive. Good for him. Googled while watching National Lampoons Vegas Vacation. That‘s all I got today 😂

kspenmoll 😀 2d

Karisa 🫢🤣 2d

TEArificbooks I have been inside his old house, the one in the movie. They used to do tours and you could rent it as an event space. He has a huge garage with a big car collection. He doesn‘t live there anymore. Too many fans visiting. I drive by it every time we go to Olive Garden. 2d

Bookwormjillk @TEArificbooks interesting! 2d

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Clwojick

Googled: The End of the World As We Know It | Ken Auletta

Hey my #SpookyGhostClub! I don‘t want to bombard you with too many posts and tags, so if you‘re on the lookout for more events happening this October, bingo boards to play, or Scarathlon posters… check out the link to the Google drive folder where we‘ve been saving everything. Feel free to add to it too, if you see we‘re missing anything! Happy haunting, my lovelies!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-2rx1O1uZZh0nDWS7kH9nDazTkVqkb6D

Clwojick #SpookyGhostClub
@Traci1 @AmandaBlaze @TheSpineView @TheAromaOfBooks @Larkken @DebinHawaii @Addison_Reads @Morr_Books @sarahreadstoomuch @Lizpixie 👻 2y

dabbe Thanks for the idea, too! 🧡🎃🧡 2y

AmandaBlaze Thank you! #Scarathlon is a favorite time of year for me, and I got a little over-excited with all the posts the other day. lol (edited) 2y

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swishandflick

Googled: The End of the World As We Know It | Ken Auletta

Another fun day to be a recruiter at Google! *insert sarcastic look here* - Today started with an ominous note and a last minute meeting added to our calendars, at which time we were informed that there would be a "significant reduction" to the recruiting org globally. We then had to wait a few hours to see if we got an email layoff notification. I did NOT lose my job today, but my motivation is gone and now I'm just looking for an escape hatch ?

TheBookgeekFrau Congratulations?? Condolences?? 😬 I'm hoping you have to good book to lose yourself in after this crappy sounding day 📖💕 2y

ravenlee Good luck in…whatever comes next? I hope something settles in for you. 2y

marleed Oh dang. I‘m so glad you retained your position, but I feel bad you are put through so much stress. 2y

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BarbaraBB So sad. Glad you kept your job but I would start looking for another one I guess, it must me so depressing to work at Google these days 2y

TheSpineView Oh no! So stressful! 2y

JenReadsAlot Ugh how stressful 2y

JamieArc I Hope a great job opportunity opens up for you. 2y

AmyG Yes, very stressful. My daughter also works at a tech company. I got an email a few months ago of “I didn‘t get fired!” 😬😳 2y

Aims42 Yikes! 😳 I hope things settle and you find firm footing again 💗 2y

Dragon So stressful! I hope you find a better job soon 🤞💚🐉 2y

swishandflick Thanks, y'all! If anyone has book recommendations on how to pivot to a completely different career, send them my way 😆 @TheBookgeekFrau @ravenlee @marleed @BarbaraBB @TheSpineView @JenReadsAlot @JamieArc @AmyG @Aims42 @Dragon 2y

Suet624 Oh crap. That‘s so difficult to go through. . 2y

Megabooks Oh Ashley!! I‘m so sorry. Very hard situation to be put in. 💜💜 2y

DivineDiana Not fun! Something better is coming. 🩷 2y

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swishandflick

Googled: The End of the World As We Know It | Ken Auletta

I've been adrift since Friday but wanted to say thank you for the sweet messages on my last post. It's been incredibly tough (feels like it's been a month). My team was cut in HALF bc of Google's layoffs, during our busy season. So it's been a mix of grief, panic, 3x the work, and struggling to feel good about a company I was once proud to work for (but I also need to pay the bills). At least I read 20 books this month before it all went to shit!

NovelGirl82 Ugh- I am so sorry that you‘re dealing with this. Be gentle with yourself and take time for some self care. 💚 3y

BkClubCare {{{{hugs}}}} 3y

AmyG I am sorry. These are some tough times we are going through. Hugs (edited) 3y

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Megabooks 🫶🏻 3y

LeahBergen Sending ❤️❤️❤️ 3y

TheDaysGoBy Sending positive thoughts your way! Stay strong - I‘m sure you‘re crushing it even if it doesn‘t always feel like it 3y

Kangaj1 Thinking of you. Anne Helen Peterson's latest substack article is about layoff culture and she mentions Google. 3y

SamAnne Oh, hang in there. So sorry. 3y

sarahbellum 🤗💖 3y

brittanyreads Sending positivity and peace your way. I'm sorry you're having to go through this. 🌻 3y

marleed I keeping thinking about you man bing through this. I‘m so glad you still have your job, but boy it sucks to lose confidence in your employer. 3y

swishandflick @marleed Thank you, friend! It's definitely an unsettling position to be in. And as a recruiter that works with young interns, I'm having a bit of an existential crisis on whether I'm a hypocrite for "hyping up" the company while hiring. Like it's part of my job but also I'm struggling to believe in what I'm selling. 3y

marleed @swishandflick oh I wish I could reach out and give you a hug. I can hardly even fathom that this of all companies is becoming less than an excellent place to work. It was the dream job of so many for so long. … It‘s making me think about the necessary creation of unions 100 years ago! Btw, the auto correct translation of man bing is managing your way! 3y

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swishandflick

Googled: The End of the World As We Know It | Ken Auletta

Welp, Google is now the latest tech company to do mass layoffs. While I was personally not fired (yet, thankfully) it has been an AWFUL day to say the least. Slowly discovering which friends and colleagues got AN EMAIL at 4am to inform them. The seemingly random way they chose people, including high performers (like they threw darts at a board), has been disheartening. I have survivors guilt, fear for my future, and my anxiety is through the roof.

swishandflick Cont'd: not to mention that my team went from 6 intern recruiters to *3* which effectively DOUBLES all of our workloads in the midst of handling the stressful situation. I'm shook. I'm sad. I'm angry. I'm anxious. It's a tough pill to swallow when you learn that "job security" does not exist. (edited) 3y

Bookwormjillk Ugh, I'm sorry. It's such a tough time to be in tech. 3y

MallenNC I am so sorry. That is definitely stressful. 3y

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wanderinglynn I‘m sorry you have to go through this situation. 💚 {hugs} 3y

JenReadsAlot I'm sorry you are dealing with that. Hugs 3y

mdemanatee Sending hugs. My industry has been dealing with layoffs for the last year in waves and it‘s always so discouraging—especially having been laid off before. I‘m hoping everything evens out soon across industries because man 💙💙 3y

Kangaj1 I am so sorry. I also work in tech but have skated past layoffs. It's hard to watch people all of a sudden be gone. Email - ooof. 3y

DimeryRene Nooo! I have a friend at Microsoft and same thing there. Wishing you the best! 💜💜 3y

Jess I‘m sorry you are going through this today. Sending positive vibes your way. 3y

vlwelser We did this today at Wayfair also. I was not impacted. But I think I know exactly how you feel right now. 😭💔 3y

Tamra ☹️ 3y

ShelleyBooksie *big hugs* It's terrible that people are fired through email :( 3y

BookBosomed1 I‘m so sorry. That is traumatizing. (Hugs) 3y

BookNAround My husband works for Salesforce and he‘s been feeling similarly. 3y

MicheleinPhilly I‘m so sorry. An email at 4 a.m.??? Pricks. 3y

marleed Oh geez, I hate that you are moving through this. That Elon Musk inspires other tech giants to treat employees so poorly makes me angry. I just thought as a nation we were better than who we are proving ourselves to be. 3y

Julsmarshall I‘m so sorry. What a horrible situation. It is so strange to me that we were just hearing that “no one wants to work” and there is this hiring shortage but now all this. But somehow, the big guys keep making money hand over fist. 3y

Megabooks Wow. I am so sorry! I can‘t imagine the stress you‘re under. 💕💕💕 (edited) 3y

Christine Ugh. Sending good wishes to you and your colleagues. 3y

LiteraryinPA Oh no! What a terrible way to be informed and such a hard situation. I‘m thinking of you and your colleagues. 💗 3y

Jas16 Oh I am sorry. What‘s terrible thing to go though. Sending love and support 3y

batsy It's really horrific how employees are treated across the board in many industries, but it seems especially tough in tech right now. Sending lots of ❤️ and support. 3y

mrp27 An awful situation…. Does not feel like a positive start to a new year. Hope things work out for you. 3y

BarbaraBB How awful. Sending love and strength 3y

rockpools How awful- I‘m so sorry. Sending best wishes to you and your colleagues. 3y

MaureenMc 💗💗💗 3y

Bookzombie I‘m so sorry. Sending lots of love and support. 💕 3y

Breanne1 I‘m so sorry you and your colleagues are going through this. 3y

ICantImReading I‘m so sorry about this! Be extra gentle with yourself! 💜 3y

vivastory I just now saw your post. I'm sorry to hear this. Sending best wishes your way. 3y

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swishandflick

Googled: The End of the World As We Know It | Ken Auletta

This week has been huge for me ya'll! I've done two separate contracts at Google over the last 3 years and this week I was converted to full-time - so now I'm officially a Googler! Ecstatic doesn't begin to cover it 😆

Lreads Congrats! 🎉👏 7y

Ashley85 Congratulations 🎉🎊 7y

Leftcoastzen Congrats 🎉 7y

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youneverarrived Congratulations!! ❤️🎉🥂 7y

2BR02B Yay! Congrats! 👏👏👏 7y

Valink Congrats!! 7y

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AsYouWish Yay!!!! Congrats!!!! 7y

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Aims42 Way to go!!! 🎉🎉🎉 7y

TheDaysGoBy That‘s awesome! Congrats! 7y

Librarybelle Congratulations! 7y

susanw That‘s awesome! Congrats!! 7y

JessClark78 Congrats! 🎊🎉🎉 7y

wanderinglynn Congrats! 🎉👏🏻🎉👏🏻 7y

Andrew65 🍾🥂🎉🎉🎉 7y

Mollyanna Congrats 🎉🎈🎉 7y

MicheleinPhilly Fantastic! I have an acquaintance who just started there. 7y

BookaholicNatty 🎉🎉🎉🎉Yay!!! Congrats! 7y

Reecaspieces How awesome! Yippee! 👏👏👏🍾🍾🍾🎊🎉 7y

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Dolly 😀🍾👏 7y

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emilyhaldi Congrats! 👏🏻 and great view 👍🏻 7y

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zzz Very cool, congrats 👍 7y

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Cortg Congratulations! That‘s awesome! 7y

erzascarletbookgasm Congratulations! 😃👏🎊 7y

Amanda.T Congrats! 🎉🙌🏻🙌🏻🍾 7y

shutterbug_mama Congrats!!! 7y

mrp27 🎉🎉🎉 7y

mrozzz This is SO exciting!!! Congrats! 🎉🙌🏻🎉🙌🏻 7y

Amor4Libros Congratulations!! 7y

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Libby1

Googled: The End of the World As We Know It | Ken Auletta

I still miss card catalogs.

(From the Jane Austen Centre, Bath‘s Facebook page.)

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I remember it well....hours in the library trying to find the answer to some obscure fact, that now you can google in seconds! 8y

SilversReviews I love it. 8y

SilversReviews @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Oh yes....it took FOREVER!! 8y

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa @SilversReviews Right! Here‘s three books that “might” have The Info I want, pull them,🤞they aren‘t checked out, check the Table of Content and Index, 🤞some more, skim related areas hoping to find fact so I can cite it! You know this is our version of walking 5 miles in the snow , uphill, both ways, right?😂 8y

SilversReviews @Riveted_Reader_Melissa MIGHT was the operative word. So tedious!! 8y

Sha0102 Gosh!! I'm old 😣 8y

Libby1 @Riveted_Reader_Melissa , @SilversReviews , @Sha0102 - I LOVED using these! I felt proud of myself as a child, as if I‘d mastered this grown-up skill. 😊 8y

Sha0102 @Libby1 it does require some talent and patience to find books this way 🤗 8y

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Kimberlone

Googled: The End of the World As We Know It | Ken Auletta

The Google Doodle for #InternationalWomensDay also included some reading women images. Access to education is the most important first step in achieving equality for women worldwide. Malala Yousafzai and Michelle Obama, among many others, are doing great work to bring awareness to this issue.

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melyndarae

Googled: The End of the World As We Know It | Ken Auletta

Anyone want to know a way to score some $$ for feee ebooks/audiobooks? Download Google Opinion Rewards. You get surveys based on where you go or even google searches which are rewarded with various amounts of money. These can be used for in app purchases and google play store purchases. And what does google play store also sell? Ebooks/audiobooks. It may take a bit to add up but hey it takes barely effort and it's free!

Just thought I'd share 😁.

melyndarae Oh and I assume it would be android only, since it's the google play store. 8y

PandaPanda Yes! Second this! I've been doing this forever and never need to pay for apps now 8y

melyndarae @PandaPanda It's great! Normally mine never gets this high, lol. 8y

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Tianarose

Googled: The End of the World As We Know It | Ken Auletta

Not related to above book. #ArtFace google arts and culture app face matching art.

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swishandflick

Googled: The End of the World As We Know It | Ken Auletta

The BEST thing happened! After my job offer fell through with another company a few weeks ago, I got a call from Google (I had done a 2 year contract with them that ended 6 months ago) and they've asked me to come back for another contract! BOOM. This would have been my first choice anyways so I have half a mind to call the other co. back to say thanks. As much as it sucked, this is the biggest example for me of things happening for a reason! 😆

AmyG Congrats!!!! 🎉 8y

Cathythoughts 👍👍👍congratulations 8y

LeahBergen That‘s fantastic!! Congrats! ❤️ 8y

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GondorGirl 🎉🎉🎉 8y

bookloo Yay Ashley!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 8y

Birdsong28 Good luck and Congrats 🍀🎊🎉📚📖 8y

Tamra Yayyyyyy! Sometimes that‘s what has to happen! 8y

readordierachel Congratulations!! 🎉 8y

TheWordJar Congratulations!!! Love it when things work out!! 8y

rockpools Congratulations! 8y

minkyb Wonderful!!!! 8y

StacksNShelves Congratulations! That‘s awesome! 8y

OrangeMooseReads 👏🏼 woohoo! 8y

JSW Woooooo!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 8y

JessClark78 Congratulations! 8y

BethM Yay! 8y

Ellen Congrats, amazing when things work out that way! 8y

That-Bookish-Hiker Congrats! 8y

vicgreentoriafield Congratulations!!! 8y

Jas16 Congratulations!!!!🍾🎉 8y

Buddys_Momma That is awesome!!! Congratulations 😁👍🏽 8y

[DELETED] 3803335244 I love this! My husband has put in some applications recently for somethings still in his career field but nicer for our family. It‘s great to see your dreams/plans coming together. I‘m hoping we see a nice change soon too! Good luck & congratulations ❤️❤️❤️ 8y

Bookzombie Congratulations!!! 8y

ReadingRover Awesome! Congratulations! 8y

emilyhaldi Congrats!! Amazing when everything works out as it‘s supposed to ☺️☺️ 8y

BarbaraBB Wow that is great. And meant to be. Congratulations! 8y

mrp27 That's great how everything worked out! 8y

batsy Awesome news! Congratulations!!! 🎉🎉🎉 8y

Lisaw13 I'm in the process of trying to get out of a bad job situation and this made me feel better - thanks and congrats!!! 8y

Mdargusch Woohoo! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 8y

Bookladylinda Congratulations!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾 8y

mrsamandahood Congratulations! That is wonderful! ❤️ 8y

MarriedtoMrT Yay! 8y

melissanorr That's awesome! Congratulations 8y

TheDaysGoBy Congrats! 8y

TriciaO Congratulations! 8y

youneverarrived Congratulations 😁❤️ 8y

swishandflick Thanks everyone! 🤗 @AmyG @Cathythoughts @LeahBergen @GondorGirl @bookloo @Birdsong28 @Tamra @ReadOrDieRachel @TheWordJar @RachelO @minkyb @StacksNShelves @OrangeMooseReads @JSW @JessClark78 @BethM @Ellen @That-Bookish-Hiker @vicgreentoriafield @Jas16 @Buddys_Momma @ForeverNerdy @Bookzombie @ReadingRover @emilyhaldi @BarbaraBB @mrp27 @batsy @Mdargusch @Bookladylinda @mrsamandahood @MarriedtoMrT @melissanorr @TheDaysGoBy @TriciaO @youneverarrived 8y

swishandflick @Lisaw13 Thanks and good luck to you! Always a tough spot to be in, I'm hoping things turn around for you soon 🤗 8y

mrozzz Wow BIG CONGRATS!!!! 8y

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MrBook

Googled: The End of the World As We Know It | Ken Auletta

Today's Google doodle starts with a book 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻!

drokka Pad Thai! 🍜 8y

cajunsyd I saw that too! 8y

BookBabe That was a cute one. I️ really love that Google spends money on Google Doodle art ❤️ 8y

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Lmstraubie

Googled: The End of the World As We Know It | Ken Auletta

So not book related, but this is one of the things that has been taking up a lot of my time. I took my test today and PASSED!!! Now it's on to level 2!

BarbaraTheBibliophage Yay - great job!! 8y

Sace 👏👏👏👏 8y

Rachbb3 Congrats!! 8y

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Congratulations!!!!! 🎉🎈 8y

Gezemice Congratulations! 8y

Lmstraubie @BarbaraTheBibliophage @RestlessFickleBookSlut @Rachbb3 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Gezemice Thank you 😊💖 💖💖 8y

Daisey Congrats! I need to work on this too. 8y

Lmstraubie @Daisey It's just having the time. If you use the GAFE products on a regular basis you'll do great! 8y

Avanders 🎉🎉🎉congratulations!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 8y

mcipher Congrats!!!! 🎈🎂👏 8y

robinb 👏👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉🎉 8y

mrp27 Yay! Congrats!! 🎉👏🏻🎉 8y

SheilaChew Congratulations!🎈🎈🎈 8y

DebinHawaii Congratulations!! 🎉👍🎉👍😀 8y

DivineDiana Yay you! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 8y

Jas16 Congratulations! 8y

CouronneDhiver Woohoo! 8y

emilyhaldi Awesome! Congrats!! 🍾 8y

Wife 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 8y

Litlady So glad for you! Awesome job‼️‼️‼️🎉🙌🎉👍🌻 8y

ValerieAndBooks Yay 👏🎉👍🎊!! 8y

Debiw781 Congratulations!! 8y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Hey!!!!we miss you!!!! 😘 8y

Lmstraubie @Avanders @mcipher @robinb @mrp27 @SheilaChew @DebinHawaii @DivineDiana @Jas16 @CouronneDhiver @emilyhaldi @Wife @Litlady @ValerieAndBooks @Debiw781 Thank you! 😊 8y

Lmstraubie @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I miss you all too!!! Things should settle down a bit starting next week. xo 8y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Lmstraubie ok!!! Yay!!! 8y

JaclynW Congratulations! 8y

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WarpedSweetness

Googled: The End of the World As We Know It | Ken Auletta

Google Play offered me this $3 credit, and when I went to claim it, I was offered another credit of $5 towards any book over $5. Google Play is an enabler! And I can't pass this up. But now I have no idea what to get...why give me sooooo many options?!?!

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funkyfergie

Googled: The End of the World As We Know It | Ken Auletta

so-so

I did enjoy this book but felt sections of it were a bit dry and repetitive. It was however unbiased and showed the massive growth of Google in such a small amount of time and the consequences to the companies which got left behind.

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funkyfergie

Googled: The End of the World As We Know It | Ken Auletta

Little bit of non-fiction and tea to see me through a rainy Saturday! #tea #rain #ScottishWeather

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