That dog won't hunt. Competing with China may be important if you're an executive, but if you're a worker, not so much. If you want some real incentive for workers, try sharing some profit with them. And by some, I mean a lot. No worker wants to slave away for somebody else's yacht.
For an increasingly middle of the road salary, quality of worker and dissapearing perks? Feels like Google is losing its edge and has decided the best talent is no longer worth going after and differentiating with. Google should put its money where its mouth is if they want those working conditions to be worth it.
I’d be open to this argument, but it really feels like the problem is structural with; for example; Trump abandoning almost complete wind power projects.
Maybe if the countries biggest companies were building things rather than trying to get me to click on an ad. Compete on what? Inspire me? Layout a vision.