Google SA head resigns

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Google SA head resigns

Google SA country manager Stafford Masie has resigned

 

[TBFK]

He didn't seem to have made many friends in the local google community. Plenty of rumours about trying to steal clients etc.

 

[Rabbit7766]

He didn't seem to have made many friends in the local google community. Plenty of rumours about trying to steal clients etc.

That..and the whole SOX compliancy is enough to drive anyone mad.
you spend 95% of your time doing SOX than doing ACTUAL work.

 

[Cara]

Excuse my ignorance but what is SOX?

 

[chiskop]

Excuse my ignorance but what is SOX?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarbanes_oxley

Though I think TBFK's theory is more on the money.

 

[TJStylus]

Saw him talk when Google first announced that they had interest in this country. He certainly impressed me, oh well..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarbanes_oxley

Though I think TBFK's theory is more on the money.

hmm... A bit off topic but I always thought the powers-that-be stand to gain from the companies mentioned, seems a bit more than just public confidence?

 

[ToxicBunny]

Kind of about time after his little rants, and broken promises to the country if you ask me....

I do wonder if maybe Google asked him to leave rather than fire him?

 

[antowan]

He didn't seem to have made many friends in the local google community. Plenty of rumours about trying to steal clients etc.

ROFL!!! In media, things are never as they seem when folks leave...

 

[pkid]

It is very suspicious that he just up and quit "to focus on his family". Why didn't he just take a leave of absence for a month or something?

I just remember all the broken promises of bringing our Gmail etc local. He doesn't seem to have done much at all...

 

[marine1]

I wonder if this has anything to do with that article in Noseweek?
Did you hear him on 702 yesterday? Cocky little fellow

 

[chiskop]

What did Noseweek say, marine?

 

[Amida]

That..and the whole SOX compliancy is enough to drive anyone mad.
you spend 95% of your time doing SOX than doing ACTUAL work.

The company I work for uses SOX. What a mission!

 

[marine1]

It said that Google SA has been using unethical tactics to get business. Big story about it.
Thanks Antowan:

http://www.noseweek.co.za/article.php?current_article=1924

 

[chiskop]

Oh, the Entelligence story. It's been through the Competition Tribunal etc. Disgusting from Google SA.

 

[ike]

get the feeling he wont be missed...