Recruiter told me Google changed the policy for 1st year refreshers
Jan 22, 2020
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He told me that refreshers are given on the first year for exceeded ratings, although it is hard to get exceeded on your first year. Can someone confirm?
TC 350k
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Why is Google trying to move out of FANG?
Tbh I probably won't even bother trying to get a counter-offer when I leave. Gonna try to interview for L+1 and I feel like you'd have to be pretty indispensable to get promo via counter-offer
1. Google lowballs and downgrades levels
2. People go to Google for WLB/name
3. Google and boring work are associated
So if you think nowadays you can join Google, and get organic gourmet meals, free everything under the sun, innovative work, top TC, etc., you’re delusional! Those days are long gone. Google is a giant corporation with well established infrastructure (money making machine) that only needs some regular maintenance. Sure there are still some interesting projects, but mostly reserved for top notch engineers. So if name and WLB are important to you, take the lowball offer and join, otherwise stay away.