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Jan 25, 2020 48 Comments

Hi,

Google Zurich L3 vs Facebook London E4.

Who wins?

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  • FB any day. G is Microsoft now, will only get worse.
    Jan 25, 2020 10
    • Google
      0400

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      0400
      So.. finding contentment in work is not good?
      Google has always been this way. This is nothing new.

      I also don’t get the dig on Microsoft. Their stock has clearly outperformed your stock, they’re growing more sensible businesses that aren’t vanity based photo sharing apps.
      Jan 25, 2020
    • LOL? You’re saying that FB engineers have better exit opportunities than G engineers? You’re delusional. Two of my google colleagues went to JS and one went to HRT. I’m sure Facebook has people like that too. It’s the same fking tier. Either you’ve probably just started working at FB or your ego is through the roof like most cs kids.
      Jan 25, 2020
  • Fb London. Better city and higher level.
    Jan 25, 2020 3
  • Google
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    FB and G offer breakups?

    I loved London as a city for what it offers. But man Zurich has low taxes (lower CoL than SFO and similar to London) and you’re a 3h train ride away from Milan, Paris, Munich, the mountains. I’d take the Zurich offer in a heartbeat.

    Also Fb is a cut throat culture where everyone is constantly worried about saving their asses. About two years ago when I was in a similar situation to choose between F and G, I picked G because I heard horror stories about people in F.

    But if you are into the culture of how startups try to operate, F might be better suited. If you’re more of a person who likes to have a healthy WLB and you’re okay spending time over engineering infra instead, may be G is better suited.
    Jan 25, 2020 4
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      OP
      Is it really hard to be promoted at Google?
      Jan 25, 2020
    • Google
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      From L3 to L4 is easy. Should be ~1.5 years.
      L4 to L5 is slightly harder because L4 is terminal in Google.

      The hardest is L5 to L6 because it’s a change in responsibilities.
      Jan 25, 2020
  • Google
    lGlb76

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    lGlb76
    Go to FB, get to E5-6, then come to Google. Also London is a lot better than Zurich for most people.
    Jan 25, 2020 2
  • Google / Eng
    yoyodynе

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    yoyodynе
    FB
    Jan 25, 2020 1
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      Could you explain your choice please?
      Jan 25, 2020