In 2003 Evan Williams, the Owner of the Internet Firm

question 50

Multiple Choice

In 2003 Evan Williams, the owner of the Internet firm Blogger, sold his company to Google; in the process, he became a Google employee. Why might Karl Marx suspect that this move would leave Williams feeling more alienated than before?

• A) At Google he couldn't enjoy the solitude that he could when he worked with just a few other people.
• B) He no longer had control over what he produced.
• C) Google is notorious for using technology to monitor and control its workers.
• D) He had to relocate to Palo Alto, where Google is headquartered.
• E) He made less money.

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Definitions:

Big Five

A psychological theory describing five core traits of human personality: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.

Dimensions of Personality

Fundamental traits or characteristics that represent the basic structure of personality, used to describe and differentiate individual personalities.

Neuroticism

A personality trait characterized by anxiety, moodiness, worry, envy, and jealousy.

Neuroticism

A personality trait involving a long-term tendency to be in a negative or anxious emotional state, one of the five major traits in the Big Five personality traits model.