How does Google get away with paying so little?

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thedelta
Jan 30 133 Comments

Got a google offer for Level 5 ~300TC. I performed well in the interview as they appear to be jumping through hoops to get me to agree to a much lower salary. But this offer is unacceptably low given level 5 at a lot of companies is near 500 now. It’s also less than what I make now as a T5. I haven’t revealed my current TC to them.

I truly do not understand how this is possible. The google brand doesn’t mean as much as it used to and it’s far from the best place for career growth. Google cloud is a failure, their only strategy is to copy Amazon. Most google products are a failure because pms are stubborn and don’t listen to feedback from users or even Google employees.

Why do people still want to work at google? Is the low tc even worth the extra interview prep?

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  • Google
    🥜 TC

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    🥜 TC
    WLB + prestige.
    Jan 30 19
    • before doordash i spent 6 years at a wayyy smaller company most of you have probably heard of and i had no problems getting interviews at most of FAANG. saying you work at google is just a huge flex to non tech people tho.
      Jan 31
    • Why do you carr about what neighbors think? People automatically respect you when you live in a big house earning tons of money lol
      Feb 14
  • Tesla
    0o0_0o0

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    0o0_0o0
    Which location is this for? 300k TC for L5 doesn't sound right for the Bay Area location
    Jan 30 4
  • Google
    low TC

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    low TC
    The only way 300k is acceptable for L5 is if you measure it as hourly pay. You could probably get away with 10 hours a week as an L5. There’s no other company out there that would pay 1.2M for an L5 to work 40 hours a week, except maybe Jane Street or Rentech, though I don’t know if they have levels like these.

    If you care more about TC than hourly pay, then obviously decline the offer, the pay cut is not worth it to be here. For the most part, Google just needs warm bodies to maintain most systems and doesn’t need to overpay for great generalist talent, and there are enough warm bodies out there that will be happy to work at Google with the pay that it’s currently offering.
    Jan 30 5
  • Amazon / Eng
    BrazilBe🍑

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    PRE
    iCIMS
    BrazilBe🍑
    Some guy got an offer from Netflix and one from Google. He chose Google for $150K less. There's a lot of people that think the company is magical and whimsical and recruiters cash in on it.
    Jan 30 4
    • Google
      u$jFKMv

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      u$jFKMv
      "runs well" You should join so that idea can be corrected.
      Jan 31
    • Amazon
      pURO28

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      pURO28
      Frankly for someone 35+ that wants to retire and enjoy life with family, that's not a bad deal.

      It's for the junior/mid-level engineers that are still in the rat race, or the ambitious senior engineers, that the low TC and lack of career growth doesn't work.
      Jan 31
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