Internal investigation reveals Google's discontent with leadership is increasing

A number of controversies have enveloped Google over the past year, including the Maven project and the US military, the Dragonfly project for China and the treatment of badual harbadment. This had an impact on Google's confidence in Sundar Pichai and other senior officials, according to a new internal poll.

The annual Googlegeist asks employees a number of questions about management and their opinion about the company's performance. The results are shared internally, with Bloomberg noting the participation of 89% of employees this year.

An annual question on "Pichai and his management team's confidence in effectively leading Google" was reduced by 18 points to 74%. Another demand if the vision of the CEO of the future is inspiring comes down to 78%, down 10 points.

These results are relatively high, but the declines are remarkable. The question of whether Google has the right priorities is 66% positive, up from 79% last year, while the issue of fair and equitable compensation has dropped 11 points to 59%.

Most googlers have expressed this discontent through demonstrations, many of them believing that they can influence change. In fact, 82% of respondents intend to stay in business for the next year – down just one point – while 86% said they recommend Google in their workplaces.

Overall, the protest of the employees managed to change the direction of the company. The Maven project involving automatic learning of cataloging drone images was stopped, while Google created AI principles and an internal control structure. Meanwhile, outside pressure and employee protests ended the Dragonfly project.

The dissatisfaction, however, persists in the face of Google's management of badual harbadment committed by senior executives who received generous packages of departure.

Google added new questions to the latest survey, highlighting potential management issues. Employees were asked if Google responds quickly and consistently to proven cases of proven misconduct. 53% responded positively.

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