I was in very good position at AWS previously. I switched to Google because well, it was Google. My experience is not great. I was on user-facing high usage service at AWS and now I am on some internal core infra team which I have no motivation. I am given so much Google specific work that has zero meaning or use outside Google, like changing Borg configs. I hate my job every day, no internal roles to switch right now and outside market is bad. I tried so hard to love my work but I don't care at all for the product or team that I am working on, I just go to office and use all the perks and come back home. I will mostly get fired soon but Google is too good to even fire me soon. Any suggestions? Any ex-Amazonian feel the same at G? TC - 340K
They are not firing me despite not doing much work. They need someone to change configs and my management seems happy that they found someone to change those happily from the team.
It's google...you're not going to get fired.
This aged well lol
i don’t love my work either but I get paid 90k for it, you’re living the life from my perspective.
Would be perfectly fine if OP was close to retirement. Terrible if you want to be more engaged or have to explain at your next interviews why you didn't really do anything for the past several years in your current job.
Exactly! My Amazon experience stands out, Google one not so much. I don't know who would hire me with the work I am doing right now. Specially if I continue for couple more years.
Not liking what you do is pretty terrible but it could be worse - you could be unemployed, have terrible wlb, or afraid for your financial prospects. If I were you I’d spend my free time on a passion project or upskilling (or just living life) and just passively apply to other places. Any experience can be a learning opportunity (even with proprietary tools) and I just find in general trying to focus on the positives in a given situation can make it easier to handle - but what do I know, I’m just some random dude on the internet interviewing for the company you want to leave 😂
Haha thanks for kind words. Just to set your expectations right, don't expect Google to be the mecca it is portrayed. Come to Google with low expectations.
Go back to AWS?
They are not hiring much right now. Difficult to even boomerang back.
Totally understand. Best of luck and keep looking around, I’m sure you will find something else eventually that’ll keep you interested. I, however, would love to get into G one day and perhaps just retire there if I could lol. Keep your side projects going to keep your other Non-G skills sharp on your downtime and just keep applying.
Maybe give work less importance. I’m on a similar boat, but earning 🥜
How long ago did you join Google? AWS DDB is hiring at least.
1 year ago
Yoe?
Hopefully your WLB is pretty good and you can do stuff outside work?
If it’s been less than 6 months you can boomerang back to Amazon with no interviews. And I think just a HM and BR interview if less than 24 months.
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How long have you been there. If over a year, you can jump dude.
I read the post as saying no internal opportunities open.
Eh it's either internal or external jump, that's what I meant, I do see your point though. In any case op, if you think the perks are worth it, just change those Borg confs with a smile. And who knows, maybe there are some proto buffers that need some change in typing too