Why does Blind hate Google?

Nov 30, 2021 43 Comments

Everyday there's a new post about Google downleveling, losing their innovative edge, lowering their hiring bar to get butts in seats, etc. Why does Blind have such a negative outlook on Google? I don't really see that anywhere but here.

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  • Box
    bgydbv

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    bgydbv
    Most of the stick is coming from people who failed their interviews
    Nov 30, 2021 2
    • Amazon
      pvvvv

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      pvvvv
      More like those that got downleveled inspite grinding leetcode for months. Fwiw Google requires hard core interview prep because GOOGLE doesn't ask verbatim LC questions.

      At least FB/Uber/Amazon/Microsoft/Salesforce/Oracle ask popular LC questions that can be easily mugged up 2 weeks before.

      Google asks fucking unseen LC medium-hards and downlevels/lowballs.

      The ROI for the amount of preparation it requires is what pisses people off.
      Nov 30, 2021
    • Itโ€™s more like you donโ€™t get optimal solution on one of the rounds or you get a single avg rating from one of that rounds then they downlevel you.
      Nov 30, 2021
  • Adobe
    Yvoo38

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    Yvoo38
    Who gets jealous of a company which pays 250k at l4 to an engineer with 10 yoe in this environment?

    Engineers are jealous of 2013 Google. As soon as they realize that 2021 Google is just glorified Adobe with freefood, the jealousy goes away.
    Nov 30, 2021 7
  • Amazon
    polar_bay

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    polar_bay
    What are you talking about. Blind overwhelmingly nuts every time google is mentioned.
    Nov 30, 2021 0
  • Microsoft
    SirJuda๐Ÿฅƒ

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    SirJuda๐Ÿฅƒ
    Because many people grew up thinking Google is the ultimate company but now we realize that it's meh and they do petty things like refusing to match a 10k higher offer and deliberately waiting until your other offers expire to give theirs.

    It's like realizing that Bill Nye is a gigantic a-hole in person (true story btw).
    Nov 30, 2021 2
    • New
      4evr learn

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      Amazon
      4evr learn
      "Never meet your heroes" - which I suppose includes "never interview with the companies you admire(d) most."

      It's not about being measured against a bar, it's about meeting basic standards for professionalism. I've been turned down by companies I still respect and I've turned down offers from hiring managers I still have good relationships with. I just expected better (in terms of organization, execution, and common courtesy) from Google than the missteps I observed during their mid- and late-stage hiring processes.
      Nov 30, 2021
    • Google
      troogle

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      troogle
      They beat my Meta offer for L5.
      Dec 1, 2021
  • Facebook
    realbezzos

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    realbezzos
    Same reason they hate Facebook, they can't get an offer
    Nov 30, 2021 8
    • Google
      poo poo ๐Ÿ’ฉ

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      poo poo ๐Ÿ’ฉ
      Yeah that makes sense. Your other offers are from companies that do pay significantly more than Google so itโ€™s unlikely Google will stretch that much out of band to match. The reality is, if you want 400k TC pre-stock appreciation at L5 you just canโ€™t get there at Google or fb.
      Nov 30, 2021
    • Amazon
      yinL45

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      yinL45
      E5 Max is about Blind TC 415K TC so you can get there with FB but yeah doesn't seem like Google extends their band that far
      Nov 30, 2021