Google vs Dropbox

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Graham’s

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Graham’s
Aug 8, 2020 51 Comments

what’s best for new grads?

TC: same 220k
Wlb: same
Prestige: Google
Promotion: Dropbox promote faster ?
what I care about: TC and promotion

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  • Dropbox
    I’m on🔥

    Go to company page Dropbox

    I’m on🔥
    IC1 -> IC2 -> IC3 can be done in 2-3 years.

    L3 -> L4 -> L5 takes probably 4 years.
    Aug 8, 2020 6
    • Facebook
      w4l5evp1

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      PRE
      IBM, Google
      BIO
      Bachelors & Masters in CS
      w4l5evp1
      Not a chance in hell it takes only 4 years to go from L3 -> L5 at Google. When I joined as L3 several years back, manager told me it would take roughly that long just to reach L4, and the jump from L4 to L5 is much larger in terms of responsibilities & expectations.

      I have so many more data points that say Google does the opposite of promoting fast, especially when compared to most other FAANG companies
      Aug 19, 2020
    • Google
      ok then .

      Go to company page Google

      ok then .
      what? there are internal stats published every cycle showing avg time to promo. L3->L4 median is 2yr and top 20-25% is 1.5yr.
      Aug 19, 2020
  • PayPal
    cdrujhcx

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    cdrujhcx
    Dropbox is trash
    Aug 10, 2020 10
    • New / Product
      uhAd14

      New Product

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      Google, Facebook
      uhAd14
      I'm friends with a lot of dropboxers, pre and post ipo. The good ones who built successful products all left to form their own startups or grow other unicorns due to dbx killing off all non-core second products (Plaid, Lyft, Descrypt etc)
      Oct 19, 2020
    • New / Product
      uhAd14

      New Product

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      Google, Facebook
      uhAd14
      I remember back when dropbox used to have the highest intern salary in the Bay and used to convince facebook interns to take dropbox offers instead. Now dropbox is the titanic, all the hanger ons are too busy shuffling around the chairs rather than turning the ship around. With Arash gone it's hopeless
      Oct 19, 2020
  • Dropbox
    I’m on🔥

    Go to company page Dropbox

    I’m on🔥
    Dropbox will provide good WLB and more growth opportunities than Google.
    Aug 8, 2020 3
    • Amazon
      Llwu77

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      Llwu77
      How’s drop box even growing tho
      Aug 11, 2020
    • New / Product
      uhAd14

      New Product

      PRE
      Google, Facebook
      uhAd14
      It isn't. Shuffling around deck chairs on the Titanic
      Oct 19, 2020
  • Wherever you go, stay for at least 3 years and try to get one or two promotions.
    Aug 8, 2020 4
  • Dropbox / Mgmt
    SanQuentin

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    SanQuentin
    SWE? Google FOR SURE. Dropbox is a fading company. Growth is not so much better at DBX because it’s not growing headcount. If you want faster promo try FB not DBX. Plus you learn proper engineering at some places inside google (not all) vs. learn how not to do things at DBX. Google levels are more relevant for resume too (no one dares to downlevel your G level). Benefits at G (health, 401k) are also slightly better. Culturally, G is not as self-congratulatory and Kool-Aidy bubble as DBX (DBX management cannot sustain a single day of Memegen).

    Don’t mistake size for growth. GOOG grows revenue faster than DBX even at its scale today (ex-COVID). Stock growth is not as grim either. DBX valuation has shrunk since its peak about a decade ago if you count dilution. I’d say refreshers are better at G too, but both are meh compared to FB.

    Food and drinks are better at DBX SF, but that’s probably irrelevant for the next couple years and may change due to pervasive cost cutting even after shit opens up. Only scenario DBX *could* make sense when you have G option is joining at L+1 with a big TC bump, but even then, remember Warren Buffett’s quote: “It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.”

    Pretty much everyone good has already left DBX. You’re stuck with overpaid politicians and folks who cannot get a decent job.
    Aug 9, 2020 0