Quote Originally Posted by maks View Post
yeah there's no possibility that you took the one sentence from the article that confirmed your preconceived notions and ignored the rest of what is no doubt a large and complex IT policy/infrastructure
I think the smaller offices and branches of google are still slightly following your traditional nazi office management model, if only out of habit and tradition, but google headquarters are considered one of the most laid back offices in the world



why don't I let them print out their emails and fax them to each other instead of hitting the reply button if they believe it would be somehow more efficient for them
In certain cases, that might just for some reason be appropriate to do; sometimes people need a physical copy of something for whatever reason. E-mails can also be a pain in the ass, like if an email is accidentally deleted, or if something needs a more detailed verbal explanation - if a person were to hand them a physical copy of the letter, they'd be able to answer any questions as well as give additional information