[Aperocky]

> I have an intense drive, wanted to work at Google more than anything, and exploited the internal structure of the company to maximize my power

> at that point Google politics and personalities intervened and I was kicked out of the cool kid's club.

It sounds like a power struggle gone the other way from reading this. And it certainly doesn't seem like either of the sides are more noble than the other.

But props for you for doing what you loved best, if only one day any of these can be decoupled from politics.

[alisonkisk]

There's a difference from politicking into a club and politicking others out of a club.