On: Book recommendation: Measure what matters

[justherefortart]

I love Bill Gates but I've never heard Microsoft's management to be anything other than terrible.

Stack ranking which they used for god only knows how long is a joke. It makes people focus more on the game and politics than doing a good job.

[jonknee → justherefortart]

He hasn't been in charge of Microsoft for almost 20 years and stack ranking was actually introduced by Ballmer.

[justherefortart → jonknee]

Fair enough, but based on the biographies and books I've read about the first decade+ of Microsoft, treating employees like shit was pretty common.

Hell, there's a reason Paul Allen left and never returned (Balmer and Gates talking about getting his shares back when he was diagnosed with cancer.)

[pinewurst → justherefortart]

Another data point is anyone who’s familiar with the workings of the Gates Foundation knows it’s a snakepit. Yes, Bill and Melinda mean well and it’s far from Zuck’s scam foundation, but it’s hardly an efficient organization.

[jeffreyrogers → justherefortart]

Terrible enough to make it one of the most valuable companies in the world :)