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we just dispense with this exercise? We have our core value. It’s what Amit
wrote on the whiteboard; it’s ‘don’t be evil.’”
Buccheit told us he remembers the series of events slightly differently. He said
he remembers first coming up with the “don’t be evil” saying during a meeting
about core company values, and that afterwards Patel started writing “don’t be
evil” around Google’s headquarters. But Buccheit also said he shared an office
with Mayer and Patel at the time, so it’s possible Patel first “implanted” the
mantra in Buccheit’s mind, in an “inception type scenario.” This all happened
over 20 years ago, so it makes sense the grand “don’t be evil” origin story has
a couple different variations, depending who you talk to. What matters though,
is that the idea stuck.
Exercise 144. Watch the video 1.17 and answer the questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjhF3xQE1lM
There’s something that I think a lot of professionals forget (забывают) about
when they’re at work. And I think that this is something that is totally natural.
And it’s really easy to fall into (попасться на это) this because when you think
about it, you’re at work the vast majority (большинство) of your waking
hours (часов, когда ты бодрствуешь), most days of the week. In fact, there’s
a very good likelihood (есть большая вероятность) that you see your
colleagues more than you see your own family on a week to week basis
(основе). Especially when you have one of those really close know office
culture, or an open office when everyone’s up in each other’s business
(когда каждый влазит/интересуется делами другого), it’s really easy to
cultivate these artificially close (искусственно близкие) relationships.
You’re going through (проходите через) so many of the same things, you
have so much ground (столько общего), but the thing that starts to blur
(размывать) the likes is where the professional line ends and where the
personal line begins. Here’s the thing. I want you to remember why people are
there at work. I would say that everyone is there because they need a paycheck
(зарплата). Now, need a paycheck, want a paycheck, whatever it is, it’s all a
matter of semantics (вопрос семантики). People are at work because they
want to get paid. They are there to make money or they are there because they
are trying to build success for themselves professionally. Trust me, if neither
(ни одна) of those reasons mattered, they would just be volunteering
(занимались волонтёрством), or staying at home on their couch (диване)
with some bonbоns and some Dr.Phil. I don’t know. Maybe it’s just me. Now,
here’s the thing between those two different options. For someone as they’re
just to get paid and to go home, and between the person that is there because
they want to grow up, climb the ladder (лазать по лестнице). The first person
might not be personally invested in that company, and in the people that they

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