Google L4 -> L5 promo

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wGPJ43

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wGPJ43
Mar 1, 2020 19 Comments

Has been 3.5 years in l4 now. Been struggling to get promoted from l4 to l5. Have strong ratings for 2 years now, applied last time and got denied. Now my org's priorities have shifted away from my current project and hence couldn't apply this cycle and not sure if I will be in a position to apply next cycle.
Have also been not happy with the work I do and thought of shifting teams. Was thinking of shifting after promo, but as it might not happen for a year am thinking of shifting teams with the hope of working on something interesting and also to get on the path to get promo soon.
Any suggestions or tips on the situation and potential teams that I can shift to?

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  • Google
    Sacred

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    Sacred
    3 years in L4. 2 SEE and 1 superb in last 3 cycles. No promo yet. Asked to wait for 1 more cycle. Beat this !
    Mar 1, 2020 7
  • Google
    K-pop+

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    K-pop+
    I was hired as L4 (I believed down leveled) 12 YoE. End up in GBO in a shitty org with the shittiest manager supporting very dead Google Products (Books + Chrome) after 3 years moved to Cloud and recently got promoted (1 SEE + 2 S) work with many PMs, XFN and shiny project
    Mar 1, 2020 2
    • Google
      wGPJ43

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      wGPJ43
      OP
      Wow, how many cycles does it take in a new team to get promo?
      Also I hear mixed reviews about cloud. Some say it's a dying project, and some say promos are very hard in cloud. What is your take on it? And any suggestions on good teams in cloud that I can look for
      Mar 1, 2020
    • Google
      K-pop+

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      K-pop+
      I got promoted in 2 cycles. (I got 2 superb) the advantage i have is the opportunity to work with many PMs and xfn teams. During perf time various PMs and external parties gave me positive feedback. It really depends on your manager a lot. When I joined I was very straightforward in terms of I wanted to go for promotion.and my perf showed sustainability. My previous manager in GBO didn't believe in me getting promoted until I left and he needed to deal with all the work.Cloud has very high visibility.projects (ML, Anthos, GKE)
      Mar 2, 2020
  • Walmart / Mktg
    xpkx88

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    xpkx88
    I am currently an L4 @ Google, recently hired. Is that timeline typical? Seems like a long wait, also when you say strong ratings are you consistently getting exceeds expectations? I heard you need to get exceeds twice in a row
    Mar 1, 2020 4
    • New
      ALwD61

      New

      ALwD61
      Oh my gosh... Here I am hoping to get EE this cycle( didn't get EE last cycle because of double cycle) and go for L5 promo next cycle lol...
      Mar 11, 2021
    • Axtria
      nD4q6

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      nD4q6
      Did you guys get promoted? Damn this seems hard. If SEE and S ratings can't get you prompted, how don't know what will. This is such a shame on Google
      Apr 20, 2021
  • Amazon
    ilCB82

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    ilCB82
    Why 2 SEE or superb is not even sufficient for L5 promo? What’s the reasons of the deny?
    Mar 29, 2021 0
  • Oracle
    abzsy

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    abzsy
    Any tips to get that promo to someone joining Ads infra as an L3.
    Mar 1, 2020 1
    • New
      if else

      New

      if else
      How is it in Ads team?
      Mar 2, 2020