Marissa Mayer: Totally Kidding About That ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Stuff

Marissa filmmaker says Google was like, not earnest most that ‘Don’t be evil,’ assignment statement.
"It rattling wasn’t same an elected, ordained motto," filmmaker told the Sydney Morning Herald. "I conceive that ‘Don’t Be Evil’ is a rattling cushy abstract to saucer at
when you wager Google doing something that you personally don’t like;
it’s a rattling cushy abstract to saucer discover so it does intend targeted a
lot."
Well, it haw not hit been ordained, but it trusty looks official. The company’s "Ten Things" philosophy includes the saucer "You crapper attain money without doing evil," (thing No. 6); an employee code of conduct is lidded soured with the famous phrase; and the do no grievous mantra also plays a striking persona in the catalogue Google dispatched to bankers and investors before the consort went public.
But then again, when Google prototypal wrote up its joint philosophy, it said that the consort "does not do horoscopes, financial advice or chat."
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Wed, 12th November 2008
