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 for growth/ learning and essentially is not empowered at all to create change/ progress and seek out challenges.
Is it really be that bad? I want to understand if the problem lies more with his attitude or his work environment.
TC 91k
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Beyond that, any job is what you make it. At IBM, I want to work hard and make a difference, but I feel like I can’t mentor others because our young engineers can’t code, and I can’t lead new projects or launch new products because the managers want to coast and the bureaucracy holds me back. But my tc is less than half 400k so I’d happily go there.
I've never seen someone get pipped who didn't deserve it (previous companies).
I have also never seen pip at Amazon, but YMMV.
Also, what team is your friend in? Everyone in my team works 8-10 hours and the team is super competitive. Salary is also low for my role. Your friend's team seems like a dream
Also, your friend can go wherever he wants with Google on resume, if he's not able to, then it means he chooses to coast but blames Google to look cool.