Hey there! I just recently accepted an offer with Google and I currently rent a home that I’ve put a lot of Nest shit into. A friend of mine will be renting the house after us and is asking if they can buy all our Nest products from us. I’ve heard Google employees get a discount on Google hardware...Read more
Nest-Home hardware engineering combined team led by legacy Nest folks - resulting in Same design mistakes being made product after product. Looking for ways to change culture when stuck with leadership that continues to live in the past even though past launches were not that great anyways with reli...Read more
Any word with what is going on at Google Nest Product team?? Customer service has been shit for any nest products Product Innovation has been worse - they basically shelved all products and aren’t doing anything with them. Any PMs here - would love insight in the inner makings and if it’s worth i...Read more
Why did you decide to get it and what do you think about the Google ecosystem?
I had the product sense and execution interview today for Sr. Product Manager. Could not assess really how the interview went, but I did my part did not not realize how 45 mins were gone spoke a lot of different scenarios and metrics. I think sense was better that execution, I was grilled on Instagr...Read more
Frustrated with crap products like Nest door bell and thermostat. Damn Nest doorbell gets stuck anytime I try to have two way conversation. Damn nest thermostat won’t let me override its AI schedule. Da heck ?
Do Google / Nest employees get discount to purchase nest products? what type of discount is it?
You folks at Nest are just crushing it with awesome product after product. And kudos (by extension) to the guys at Google (Finance) for such an awesome acquisition. /end
Google's hardware is actually very solid. Pixel line is very good and Nest is exceptional. They could really benefit from having Google stores in every major city. People often need to see products in their face for them to get the full picture. Why would someone choose a Pixel over iPhone if they c...Read more
How is this offer for L4 SW TPM at Nest: Base 170k RSU 400k Signon 10k Current TC: Base 160k Unvested RSU 200k 9yoe, all as HW TPM (product level, not chips). How is Nest culture? Is it still considered second-class compared to core G?
Does google offer any employee purchase discounts on google products like Google WiFi, Nest or Pixel?
5 year support commitment… I’ve lost all trust in Google products. Thought they would actually maintain a security system but no, cancelled like all their other devices. Will never buy another Google device. #tech #google #security #nest
Have a couple of offers, Nest and LinkedIn being my top picks, LinkedIn is offering a Senior and a 270 - 290 TC, Nest is offering an L4 with 150k base, 15% target cash bonus (15-25% range) and around 300k stocks, no sign on Now, it's fairly easy to calculate LinkedIn TC, their cash bonus is 10% ann...Read more
Had a call with 3 team matching teams at Google. 1) Google Play - Deals with publishing applications on play store, auto updating android applications, auto updating play store itself. Backend role. 2) Google Store (Backend role) - Team that facilitates order returns/ replacements 3) Google Nest -...Read more
How is Nest as a place to work ? I have not heard any good news come out of Nest in a long time. I get the impression that they are struggling and kind of lost. Plus they have been hiring lots of contractors, not good sign. Seems like they are struggling with money. Are they even a good place to wor...Read more
Any plans beyond the current products? I have Nest thermostat and camera. Would like to see it expand to manage my plug sockets too.
Is it just pixel and nest products? Or other things? Not trying to find out inside info, just want to know if they work on anything interesting.
I am a Hardware Engineer looking to transition into consumer facing product design and am passionate about IoT, Home Automation, and Wearables. Here are a list of companies I am already looking into: Nest, Fitbit, Google, Amazon Labs, Apple Any other promising companies out there you guys recommend...Read more
I have verbal offers from these companies for software engineering roles ( I have around 3.5 years of experience along with a Masters ). Will hopefully get the numbers this week. I am inclined a bit towards lyft as its still young, seemed to have good culture and felt like the work will be exciting....Read more
Got a free one from PG&E. It sucks from installation to usage. I have a house built in 2004 and 5 wires (W, Y, R, C, G) cannot be more straightforward. Install takes forever. First time, it does not pop to set up. Second time, does not detect my wire. Third time, battery is out. Fourth time, it cann...Read more