benefit, brand, above average salary, free food, good people in general
promo super slow, do not reward high performers, encourage coaster
So, one of my close friends is working at Google for 2.5 years at L5 level. They are hardworking and delivering what is needed. Director came from Microsoft, very opinionated and think that my friend is not a good fit for future of their team. My friend is asked to look for a job internally and move...Read more
I know of someone who might get a PIP. He got MI in 2022 as a Noogler. Then his project shut down mid-year and he's been trying to move teams ever since but couldn't due to low internal mobility. Team is shitty, very political, lot of attrition. He did some PEP which seems to have gone well as per p...Read more
I heard Google’s equivalent of Amazon’s pip called Support Checkins is at 16% next year. Amazon has 6% pip quota If you work 10 hours a day, 50 hours a week, will engineers be safe? Joining G but this seems like a quite recent news (less than a day)
Google pip is real now. Someone on my team was coasting (badly), got warning, gone in 30 days. Shitty economy to be out there. if u r coming and planning to coast don't say I didn't warnya
Can someone from Google shed some light on the recent posts about PIP quota (at Amazon it’s called URA)? They’re posted by people who are not Googlers. How does it work at Google? I’m interviewing. Not saying I’m getting an offer. I’m just not interested in the stack ranking culture and targeted at...Read more
I recently had lunch with my manager friend. Let's call her Cindy. She told me what she just pulled off prior to this perf period. Cindy had a report who left less than a year ago to another team. He performed well and left on good terms. Before this perf period his new manager reached out and info...Read more
PIPs at G are a thing and mine was a nightmare. 2 years ago I was retaliation from another colleague and utter neglect from my manager. My manager threatened that if one of my projects isn't successful I will get an NI rating and be put on a performance plan. Then they left on a 5 day vacation. I d...Read more
Shame shame shame. Google is going to perform GRAD for reviews: there will 6% called MI and 2% called NE, sounds like dev and pip from Amazon. Stack ranking, toxicity, backstabbing, cut throat competition, boot licking, brown nosing, nepotism/favoritism are all now arriving at Google. Now Google...Read more
Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook are known to PiP candidates a lot. How often does Apple/Google PiP engineers ? Asking out of curiosity as there aren't many data points on blind.
Google is going aggressively behind sales people who don’t have a ton in their control when customers are pulling back! Now they are harassing L5-6 and finding reasons to PIP them. What to do ?
Is there a PIP culture at Google . Recently got an offer at google . Coming from Amazon I am anxious to know . #Google SWE Edit : my level :L4 Don’t want to reveal the org YOE:6 TC : 350k
Asking for a friend who isn’t on blind. He works for Google L3, been there around 14months. He thinks that his manager may be setting up to be put on PIP (may not be performance related but not getting into that) Should he try jumping ship and working on an internal transfer to a different team? I...Read more
Maybe someone will recognize me because I’ve been open about this story. Either way, please don’t dox me. I’m hoping my path will help at least one person. It was pre-TK (current GCP ceo) and Google was a different place. I was a SWE in GCP. I’m no rockstar but not a dud too, imo. My management ch...Read more
I recall last end of year, Google had a lot of SCI. Then we guess Google would do layoff. After the layoff, what’s the plan for PIP now? Will more people be managed out? Will there be a mandatory rate like 15%? Many people expect Google second round layoff. Could it be heavy PIP instead?
NOTE: poll allows a selection of multiple options. TL;DR 1. Follow your heart, and do not hesitate to make any move. Find anything exciting, otherwise, lack of motivation is killing life. 2. Yes, PIP is possible at Google, and I have verified it myself. It is still good to know there is PIP to crea...Read more
Google employees, how is the new Grad system? Is it leading to mandatory pip? I have an offer but don't want to join if pip is required for 8% of staff.
A friend of mine(not myself) who joined google as an L4 half year ago. He is a hardworking guy who pushed more than 60 CLs in half of year and did several designs. This week his manager told him he had some performance issue and will be support check in(similar to Devlist/Focus at Amazon), scold him...Read more
What is the voluntary resignation severance that gets offered. I was presented PIP some time ago and offered 2 months whereas a blind thread I saw mentioned they were offered 3 months? I am going back to office in a few weeks after FMLA and expect my PIP conversation to continue. How can I ask for ...Read more