Google's Rubin split his Android bonus with team

He's also ridiculously generous. Also, he builds cool robots for fun (or at least used to).

The Journal said Rubin was a "central player" in the deal, though Google hasn't commented on the specifics of how the deal was done.

Maybe it's not Larry Page who wants to be Steve Jobs.

Edit: Not that Rubin's appreciation of his staff isn't interesting or awesome. I think that's great, too!

People will sue over anything. Google bought it for 60% more than the stock price at the time, and the analyst consensus was that was quite a high premium.

A friend of mine worked as a group leader for a major tech company for years. Put in 14 to 16 hours a day for six months to release a major project. On launch, the company gave my friend a $10,000 bonus, and gave the group pizza and a trophy. He split his bonus with his entire team. He got laid off 3 months later. He immediately started running a consultancy, and hired away most of his group. The company has since tanked.

Do the right thing for your people, and they will lay down in traffic for you if you ask them to. Screw them over, and they will milk your company dry.

Rubin's a smart guy.

May God bless your soul. What you've given will come back ten fold.