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'Morale is at an all-time low': Ex-Googler writes scathing latter slamming layoffs and 'eroded' culture::An ex-Googler wrote a 1,500-word letter criticizing the firm and CEO Sundar Pichai's lack of "visionary leadership."

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 11 months ago (9 children)

I went to modify my 2018 Google Wi-Fi router to add a simple port forwarding rule, and the functionality is completely GONE from their already shitty Google Home app. It used to be so easy and simple on the old Wi-Fi app. I’m never buying another Google device.

This company has reached enshittification nirvana.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Google home has become an absolute shit show. It has awful UI and UX. Truly an amazing feat.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Worse is that they can’t even do things like set timers anymore.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

Yeah how tf do you become feature poorer (even with the basics) as your product matures and you spend billions acquiring your competition? Oh yeah…let me click on the original news article on this post for the answer.

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