The advantage of Google's talent is eroding as other workers doubt the vision of CEO Sundar Pichai

Google Alphabet Inc. has become the most profitable Internet company by recruiting talented technologists and inspiring them enough to keep them. This advantage may be losing momentum with some workers increasingly skeptical of CEO leadership and vision, Sundar Pichai, according to recent results from an employee survey.

The annual internal survey, known as Googlegeist, asked workers if Pichai's vision of what the company could achieve inspired them. In response, 78% said yes, down 10 points from the previous year.

Another question was asked whether employees trust Pichai and his management team to effectively lead Google in the future. Positive responses accounted for 74% of the total, down 18 points from the previous year.

Answers to questions regarding Pichai's decisions and strategies, its commitment to diversity and inclusion, and the compensation paid by the company also declined, according to the results, which were reviewed by Bloomberg News. . Google shares the results with all employees to make sure the concerns are heard. This time, 89% of workers participated in the survey.

Wired reported some results from Googlegeist earlier Friday. A Google spokeswoman declined to comment.

While the poll's findings remain mostly positive, the declines are a worrying change for Google, which boasts high morale, high-standard working conditions and high pay. If these things start to erode, the company could lose talent to other technology companies, compromising its ability to create new services that would boost its profitable advertising business.

Last year, the tension between the company and employees exploded in the public domain. Workers ran into management on various issues, including the lack of social benefits for contract agents and the ethical use of artificial intelligence. Thousands of Google employees staged a strike after the announcement that the company had paid large exit payments to leaders accused of badual harbadment.

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. Staff were also asked if they understood how their pay was determined and 56% of them said yes.

Nevertheless, most Googlers are not leaving any time soon, with 82% of survey respondents planning to work at Google in a year. It was just 1 percentage point less than the year before. And 86% said that they would recommend the company as a workplace.

Here are some of the other results of the Googlegeist survey of employees:

Pichai's decisions and strategies allow Google to do a great job: 75% positive results, down 13 percentage points from the previous year. Pichai demonstrates a visible commitment to diversity and inclusion – 79% of positive votes, down 12 points. Google's priorities are good: 66% are positive, 13 points lower. I'm excited about the future of Google: positive 78%, down 11 points. Overall, my total compensation is fair and just – 59% positive, 11% less. My total compensation is competitive with the compensation of similar jobs in other companies. 54 positive, down 11 points. At the present time, I do not seriously consider leaving Google – 74 positive points, down 2 points.

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