apms

As the article pointed out, however, It’s not surprising that a high percentage of APMs go elsewhere.

All the Sony headphones touch my Dumbo-sized ears and get crazy warm, the APMs don’t.

That said, it's not as if current APMs will be clamoring for jobs at Yahoo.

First, as the article clearly states, many of the APMs are no longer at Google.

APMs are definitely a clique while they work for Google, but after they leave they are just a network of friends and contacts.

The very first thing I though when reading this was one or all of these guys were former Google APMs.

I've never experienced or heard of this credit-jealousy around APMs that you're describing (I have seen it with other employees though).

I wonder how Googlers who weren't selected as APMs feel about having to compete with these pre-designated golden boy and -girl elites?

I've worked with a couple of these APMs and they were awesome.

I'm sure there are APMs who get great opportunities, just as there are SWE-2's and -3's that land on the best projects pretty randomly.

I also wonder whether many APMs display any sense of clubby entitlement?

APMs are chosen for their ambition and independence.

I laughed when I read the article because "den mother" is not an unfair characterization:) But that said, most APMs from my year aren't ready to jump ship to Yahoo!, at least for now.

I would hesitate, however, to call this a "secret weapon." She would be wise to implement a similar program at Yahoo, but implying that significant APMs would follow her from Google out of 'den mother' loyalty is ridiculous.

"The ideal applicants must have technical talent, but not be total programming geeks — APMs had to have social finesse and business sense." I would just like to note I met some of said APMs in a gathering in Tel Aviv and they were all cordial, knowledgeable in their topics of work and helpful.