I keep seeing Blind posts by Googlers about how the new GRAD system sucks and how there are toxic elements like stack-ranking being introduced now, but at the same time my Googler friends are still posting IG stories of themselves goofing off at work and in general having a chill time. What’s the ground truth? My old recruiter there reached out to me again about interviewing as L6 so I’m curious if the culture has really deteriorated a lot compared to ~5 years ago. TC: 450k
All lies. Google is the best company in the world I would do anything to join!!
nah they are lying they just don’t want ppl to apply to google. These same ppl are also the ones who asks omega hard LC during interview and reject ppl due to lack of googleness if they somehow solved the LC hard
Getting into Google is not an issue, I’ve received offers at both L4 and L5 previously but turned them down. I’m fairly confident of getting another one. I just want to know what it’s like working there now.
You can join Google but don’t have any hopes of Google being employee friendly anymore. It has turned into Amazon
It seems to be the new IBM with incoming layoffs due to AI?
What does "the new IBM" mean?
A New IBM = a shareholder value extraction company. All moves made by the company are meant to return value to shareholders - often at the expense of innovation, customers and employees. IBM has been around for 100 years, doing this same shit. Cutting innovation , layoffs, off shoring, scummy business practices, no respect for customer etc. Google is heading in the same direction.
it's alright
Sinking ship
Disrupted by chatgpt, google is a deadman walking m
The selling point of G was that they didn’t perf manage. Now they do just as much as Amazon, with less pay and less impactful work Pass
Depends on which team you join. Teams like Assistant have a great work life balance and prioritize the latter. They never stack rank or pip. Great for rapid career growth. Cloud and some Ads teams are different.
Some parts of search do have similar culture and staff as Assistant.
What? Assistant laid off a bunch of people a few months ago And they have been a rudderless product for a while now, and especially recently after the AI hype cycle picked up. I know several SWEs who fled Assistant in 2023 (and AIUi, there are more charges coming). Does not look like a great place to be - and I am not that far away over in K&I.
It’s not great
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No, they all just trying to avoid competition