Work Talk Podcast: Is Google still a good place to work? Oracle’s main business now

ST's senior business correspondent Krist Boo speaks virtually with (pictured on screen) Ms Chris Havrilla, vice president for human capital management strategy at Oracle, Mr Ben King, managing director for Google Singapore and Ms Cheryl Low, a young executive in her first job at Access Partnership.

ST PHOTO: TEO TONG KAI

Krist Boo

Synopsis: Every first Monday of the month, the Work Talk podcast helps you work smarter, think deeper and get ahead in your work life.

If you’re one of those curious about some of the world’s most famous tech names, this is your chance to get a sneak peek behind the scenes.

In this episode, ST’s senior correspondent Krist Boo hosts Ms Chris Havrilla, vice-president for human capital management strategy at Oracle, Mr Ben King, managing director for Google Singapore and Ms Cheryl Low, a young executive in her first job at Access Partnership.

Highlights (click/tap above):

0:05 What do Oracle and Google do?

4:25 Two innovations Google has its eyes on

8:15 Does a middle-aged worker have a chance to become a tech worker?

10:26 Is Google still a good place to work?

12:45 What Gen Zs like Cheryl Low want in their careers

Listen to Pt 1: Understanding tech culture at Salesforce and Cisco - https://str.sg/iopR

Listen to Pt 3: Microsoft’s subsidiary Linkedin reigns in social media work world - https://str.sg/iUeq

Listen to Pt 4: What it is like to work for creative tech companies Adobe and GitHub - https://str.sg/iUKW

Listen to Pt 5: What do 112-year old IBM and 25-year-old Equinix have in common?- https://str.sg/i5Uc

Produced by: Krist Boo (kristb@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis and Teo Tong Kai

Edited by: Teo Tong Kai and Paxton Pang