Google and Self

I think one of the problems with Doug is that he had a hard time establishing a sense of Self within Google. I feel like he always compared himself to everyone else and pointed out the differences. Not being freshly out of college and being older than a lot of people who work there. This added with the unique environment in which Google had, created a confusion for Self within Google.

A good example of how Doug is unsure of his sense of Self is on page 14, when he says, "I was ready, but not sure for what." Throughout most of the first part of the book, he is not sure where he stands as an employee, as a person inside of Google. He never really knows what he should be working on, and he was not used to a company working like that.

I don't believe it wasn't until the hundred banners project when Doug finally felt like he had something to do, like he found his place in this office. After this project, he started to bring his children to work on the weekend. I believe this meant he finally felt like part of Google because he was comfortable with this community by bringing his children to work, merging the two parts of his life. I think between having an important project to work on, and bringing his family to work, he finally found his Self within Google, and knew where he stood.