Initial comp was great; refreshes are harder to get and you have no leverage
Very fragmented; too many product areas; lots of bureaucracy.
I have seen two ex-amazonians who have joined my team in cloud in last 1 year. - During weekly standup, they never fail to mention that they worked over the weekend or working late last night (even when there is no urgency). - I have got pinged by them on late evening (after 7pm) and over the weeke...Read more
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/23/google-search-boss-raghavan-warns-employees-of-new-operating-reality.html "Google search boss Prabhakar Raghavan told employees to prepare for a different market reality, because “things are not like they were 15-20 years ago.” #google #layoff
I got an offer from GCP recently. So, I was doing some research and found that the culture at GCP is not same as of Google. Can someone please help me about what's the work culture at GCP india. Also, please help me decide what should I do? YOE: 2 Current TC: 44L Google offer: 42L
For those who have worked at both Meta and Google, which culture do you prefer? From what I’ve read on Blind, this is my understanding: Meta: Slightly higher pay for eng Slightly lower pay for UX Faster paced Code quality is not great Self initiative rewarded More scope overlap between teams Very i...Read more
This was bound to happen. Why do so many people take Google for granted? After all, it's a business. It's not going to allow disruptions.Think about how hard Google works to keep its servers running and protect itself from business threats. Don't these employees understand that their actions are bec...Read more
Tired of petty politics and turf wars at facebook. Recruiters from Google have been in touch. The job description is not exactly my aspiration, but I am willing to make the move for a better WLB and peace of mind. What is the culture like over there for L5+? Specifically, how do senior people inter...Read more
Any insights on Google Shopping culture and wlb? I see a couple open roles on that team, seems like they’re growing.
Hi! What’s the office culture like at the Google Atlanta location?
Is the culture that terrible? Did this change happen recently? I see all these posts about Google's culture shift but no details. TC: 150K
My whole org is handing out massive “support check in” quotas last minute without much regard to performance, blindsiding everyone who already had tentative rating lock. It’s basically just being done based on tenure as managers are too nice to actually pick lowest performers. Conversations are sup...Read more
How is the work culture at Google? Is it laid back? Or is it too much pressure on deliverables? #google #googlerecruiter #tech
Verily offer Any one from@verily here who can help? How is it to transfer from verily to google or other alphabet company? Verily offered one level down . How’s culture at verily? Specially around growth and promotion? Internal team transfers? Tc :270K
Joining Google soon. Does google have a PIP culture or 2 years up or out ? #tech #Google TC: 310k soon
Wtf is going on at Google? I’m surprised to see this happening at Google. Have any other female employees at Google experienced this? “Google has a “bro-culture” that allowed the daily sexual harassment of a female software engineer, a new lawsuit from a former employee alleges.” https://www.thegu...Read more
It’s clear to me that google has a culture problem. The 19th was international men’s day. However there was no Google Doodle celebrating this. I suspect that this is indicative of the systematic oppression that non conformist thinkers have to endure at google. People working at Google do you find wo...Read more
My friend is thinking to move from FB to Google (L4). At Facebook, an L4 has to find or create his own projects, making sure that these are impactful and can be well presented in the PSC(semester rating review). How does this differ from google? Do IC are required to find their own work or is it mo...Read more
Hi! Recently got verbal offers from both AWS and Google cloud for UX/ Interaction designer positions. No TC #s yet since just got verbal offer for those of you who are going to comment “TC.” Been reading on Blind about the general company and product areas but I also want to hear from a design persp...Read more
Deciding btwn google and msft with google being about 15% higher in comp. will be part of google cloud. Is this culture much better at msft to consider going there? I heard it’s chill but also I would like to work somewhere, where there’s a chance to meet ppl and make friends. I heard msft can be a ...Read more
Hello fellow blinders, I work at Google cloud. I have been there for a number of years and have witnessed a change in culture. Things have taken a negative turn as the business tries to be as cut-throat as it possibly can be to show results. Workplace harassment and insult has become largely accept...Read more