Stalker wonders if there are any management tips that the modern mushroom farmer can take from the global giant that is Google.
Reading the comments from the co-founder of the "search" company Stalker isn't sure: Google's billionaire co-founder Sergey Brin says delivering universal search has been achieved with the company's trademark quirkiness: "I think chaos is important in the right proportion. We've always tried to run our company with about 10% to 20% chaos."
There are now 12,200 people at the company, and Brin is keen to be taken seriously: "As we've grown, there's been more chaos in absolute terms. But then there's the other 80% to 90% - the non-chaotic side, the back-end work."
Can a mushroom grower harness chaos like a hi-tech company? Some growers would say that chaos comes with the territory. But engendering time and space for employees to harness their creativity and follow up on their own pet projects - that would be going too far.
However Stalker can think of no better place for some of Google's quirkiness - like "In communal areas, casually clad employees play pool while others sink into vibrating massage chairs."
Just what tired pickers and packers might need before, during or after the hard slog.
