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- Working at Google feels pointless This is a rant question. But been at google for four years now. I've been through two teams and all the work feels like uninteresting busy work that no one actually cares about unless you backstab the whole org and shamelessly plug yourself every 10 minutes. I'm at the point where I want to move to
- vote Google Seems Triggered by WFH... This response seems so odd from a company like Google. It’s like the big G is triggered by not having workers in the office. Is it that Googlers can’t be trusted to do their work? Is this a Google Cloud issue? What say y’all? https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/03/31/google-speeds-partial-office-reopenin
- Working Two Jobs at Google Wondering if anyone at Google has experience working two jobs while at Google. I’m a L3 SWE, work remotely and got SEE on my latest review and will go for promo next cycle. I’d be lying if I said I work more than 4-5hrs a day, I feel like I could easily handle a remote entry level position on top of
- Is working at Google over hyped? My friends works for Google and he is miserable and has been for many years. Arguably he seems to gets paid insane amounts (>$400k TC) for very little work (<3hr per day) and seems to spends most his time coasting since he is so dissatisfied. Though the TC is good, he says there is little scope
- How does google refresher work? I got frontloaded rsu schedule (33/33/22/12) offer from google with signon 30 (L4 offer, nyc) First yr tc is around 280 but seems my 3rd yr tc will be around 260 and 215 for 4th yr. When will i be elligible for refresher? How much will i get on top of the existing rsu if i can get meets (average)
- Google Extends WFH to September In reference to Sundar’s latest email. - WFH gets extended to September 1st - Hybrid model will have people in office 3 days a week minimum. Thoughts? TC: $220k #remotework #wfh #Google
- Why does Google not promote WFH? What's with all the posts about Google not supporting WFH? #google
- link Google rolls out 'pay calculator' explaining work-from-home salary cuts https://apple.news/A-hOZuJWWTsGm3OxQDDzDFw
- How do google employees have amazing WLB? I keep hearing a lot about amazing work life balance from (almost all) google employees. The TC is amazing too. How on earth is it possible? I don’t think any other company in FAANG or any company can manage to give both good pay and good WLB. Any insights? #tech #google #wlb #tc
- Google India L6 work expectations I am a recently promoted L6 engineer at Amazon and trying out for Google. The recruiter is putting me up for L5, keeping it open for L6. I wanted to understand the expectations of L6 at Google India before setting up the loop. Will I be able to scale at L6 or will it be too much to take? Edit: This
- Wlb tax GOOGLE I have competing offers from Meta, Doordash, Snap and Stripe. Yet funnily Google recruiter says that we can't match the TC and told our stock is bit stable and we have good WLB( I laughed so hard at this after call, can this be reason to lowball)! Is Google now used only for increasing TC at other
- Work difficulty level @Google Is the work of software engineers at Google really something extremely difficult? I got an offer and will start soon and I’m now mentally prepping myself and wondering if the job will be very exhausting / hard core compared to typical software developer jobs at non-FAANG companies? #engineering #swe
- Google Work from anywhere weeks. Experiences? I am thinking of spending 4 weeks using the work from anywhere weeks in India. I will work US hours. I joined the company late last year. Will it be frowned upon to ask soon? I am also in a lot of meetings all day. Any gotchas, tips for success? Tc 500 Yoe 15 #Google
- Google remote vacation work? My wife is an L6 in Seattle at Google and I’m at a company where we are completely remote and they don’t seem to care where I work from as long as Seattle is my home location. I want to work from Mexico City or Berlin (or both!) for a few weeks each (month?) but my wife keeps telling me Google won’
- How does refreshers work at Google Hi, Brand new Googler here. I don't really understand refreshers so need refresher 101 info. I found out that it's fixed by level so 70k for L4. But I don't understand how it's vested or how is it cascades. For example if I got 70k every year and it's vested 33/33/22/12 my salary will go down aft
- Google WLB for non-tech roles How is the WLB and work culture for non-tech roles in google e.g. PM or PGM ? TC:260k
- Google remote work from home Any insight on 20% work force can opt for permanent WFH? ‘Google is relaxing its approach to the return to work in permitting some employees to permanently work from home.’ YOE : 15
- Google TAM L6 - work nature/culture Hey googlers, recently got HC approved for TAM L6. Just wondering, is there a different in work responsibilities between L4 vs. L5 vs. L6. WLB is key for me as m coming from consulting where its hell :(Spoke to a few TAMs and they raved about WLB, but they were all L4s). (TAM = Technical Account Man
- How does PTO work at Google for non-tech? I am looking to accept an offer at Google but I am concerned about the low PTO. Place I work at now has unlimited PTO (I average 28 days a year). Are orgs usually understanding about this? Also do you need a coworker to cover for you? #google #PTO
- vote Does Google actually have good work? I passed HC lately and have been team matching, but noticed at Google you either work on gcp which is an inferior version of aws/azure or work on boring old technologies teams like search/ads and with slow promos. Are there actually good teams in Google I'm not seeing? I feel like I will stay in Az
- Google WFH policy What is the WFH policy at Google? Also, how is it enforced? TC: 230k
- vote Google just announced WFH. Will Bay Area real estate crash? Google allows 40% of its workforce to WFH.
- Google Remote work I have been reached out by G recruiter. Before saying yes for interviews wanted to understand how did people work pre pandemic. I am ready to relocate but I want flexibility to work for a week or two from my hometown every six months or so. Will managers allow that ? Since Google is not pro remote
- Google WFH Stipend Joining Google soon. Does Google provide WFH stipend? For example, for buying monitors, chair, desk, etc… In addition, do I get my stuffs (ex: laptop, noogler hat, mug cup, employee ID) before my start date? Shipped to my place? I heard my team is currently remote, but once RTO kicks in, it’ll be
- Google Hyderabad work How is work at Google Hyderabad. i am currently interviewing with them and lately getting a negative vibe with google(cancelled promos, perf cycles and some noise around cost cutting) . Some even asked me why i was trying to change my company at all.#engineering #google Current TC: 74L INR yoe: 5.5
- link Google extends its coronavirus work-from-home order to summer 2021 It seems we all going to WFH for another year https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/27/google-employees-work-from-home-order-extended-to-summer-2021---report.html
- Google work from anywhere weeks. Is this only for SWEs? Have you seen Managers, PMs or PgMs take this? #Google Tc 495k Yoe 16
- vote I’m @Google and worked 100+ hours/week for the last 4 months How much you worked per week recently? TC or GTFO : 450
- Leveling down to work at Google? Hey all, Long time reader, first time poster here, so thanks to everyone who responds. Here's my situation : I am a senior financial analyst at PepsiCo, being promoted to associate manager (which is really just a senior senior analyst). Same role, just bigger customers to cover. The issue is, Th
- Google work pressure Is Google rest and vest for an average Joe? Or is everyone smart there so they tend to finish their work in 9 hours? I am getting cold feet before joining, thinking it might be too much pressure to perform. I am currently at an org where I work 5-25 hours per week, which is aggravating my fears. G
- What's the remote work status in Google India ? I know some managers are fine with working remotely and some aren't. What's the general consensus looking ? I would want to join them but really want some flexibility also Also, why people are getting so excited to go to office. Went to office but couldn't get any work done :(
- Google WFH Stipend Anyone know the details of the Google WFH stipend? Heard through the grapevine it’s between $1000-2000. Signed a Google offer and have to return all my AT&T equipment next week (desk, chair). I have an opportunity to buy a desk for 60% off with an AT&T discount code if I buy within the next few day
- Working in Google People who work in Google, is your work interesting? What’s a typical day for you look like? I’m curious if you would be able to contribute and get the job satisfaction in a big company like Google or do people stay in Google only for TC?
- Working at Google I LOVE Reactjs and ive been working with it for four years now. i’m interested in working at google even though they probably dont work with react. should it matter? or is it more important to just get better at frontend without a specific framework or library and leave the react to side projects?
- I work at Google. Where are all the recruiters? I'm an L5 software engineer at Google. I keep hearing from other SWEs that they're inundated with messages from recruiters. Me... I'm not getting much. In fact, recently, nothing, and that despite the market reportedly being boiling hot. My profile is up to date. Is it because I am not marked as ope
- Why Work at Google? I just went through the full loop at Google, but I am wondering if I even still want the job if I am offered it. All the engineers I spoke to said that 95% of the code they work in is still in Angular 1. The one engineer said their team spent 3 years switching from Angular 1 to Angular 2. Why would
- Google Cloud - GCP wlb??? Any feedback how it is? I have seen older posts but curious if it’s better now. Anyone who has recently joined in GCP? How do you feel?
- Remote work at Google I see on Google's career site that some roles allow remote work. I also know that getting hired requires team matching. I am trying to figure out if it is worth applying. Does google's culture accept remote work? How many teams would hire a remote L6? #google
- vote Does working for Fitbit mean you work for Google? I see that Fitbit has their job postings on Googles career website. I see some people working at Fitbit writing that they work at Google in their LinkedIn profile. But Blind treats Fitbit as separate from Google So if you work at Fitbit, do you say that you work at Google when someone asks what you
- Google work culture What is the work culture like in google compared to Microsoft? Anyone who has worked in both places can comment on this.
- Do product (eng) teams at Google work in bi-weekly sprints? What’s the sprint planning cadence and release frequency in sprint teams at Google? #google Do they have sprints every 2 weeks and release every 4 weeks? What is the timeframe of OKR planning/goals? Do Product Managers lead sprint grooming, estimation, retros and demos? Which of these roles are dr
- Applied to 20 companies, 0 responses (except rejections). Working at Google rn. I have 4 YOE SWE and around $300k TC. I figured I would freshen up on interviews and apply to some companies. My resume is good (at least to me) and I definitely am more qualified for roles now than I was 4 years ago, but damn it’s near impossible to get interviews in 2020 it seems. I thought that
- Google WFH Request Who approves permanent WFH requests at Google? TC: 280k YoE: 4.5
- Product Manager Work life balance at Google Cloud I’m expecting an offer from Google Cloud and wanted to get input from the community on work life balance as a Product Manager (or if you’re in any other field at Google, please share your thoughts as well). Thank you!
- vote Google, Apple, RTO folks. How many are looking to leave for permanent WFH? TC: 445k YOE: 10
- Google: Team match before HC not working? Weird situation, Had my onsite three weeks ago for L4 position and recruiter said she wants me to move to team match. I’ve constantly pinged her for updates but she says she is still looking for teams. I’ve tried to ask her multiple times about how my feedback was and if its strong enough to go to H
- Google wlb Really itching for a new company, how’s Google’s is professional development, is it actually encouraged? Are there plenty of Employee networks or resource groups? Whether educational, minority, or etc…. I hear quite a bit of discrimination from Google, should I still consider? How’s googles PTO?
- Working at Google sucks!!! No it DOES NOT. But now that I have your attention, can I get referral for Google, Facebook and Apple?? #google #facebook #apple Tc: 160k
- Google working way I heard that in Google, teams doesn't really exist, no code base common to single team and everyone will be working on independent things, reading papers and making changes in code base. Actually not the teams code base, anyone can make changes in any service for their project. It all sounds like
- Google WFH Is google WFH or not? I just spoke with the recruiter and she informed me that google has a major push to push employees back to the office. Is this mainly for new employees? #tech #faang #google