Pros: Lots of smart people. A team atmosphere where it seems like most people are making a difference. Unusual perks that lead to being a member of a family, a team.

Cons: Management has spoiled us in order to become the #1 Forbes-rated company. Now they think we are a bunch of entitled assholes. They created us... now they are unhappy with what they promised us to get to #1.

Pros: Great colleagues, competitive pay, industry-leading benefits, nimble for a large company. The company is pursuing very lofty goals and really leading the industry on a number of fronts. After 8 years, Google is still a great place to work, and I can't imagine working for any other company. The only thing that could pull me away would be to start my own venture.

Cons: Employees are almost exclusively from top-tier universities and privileged backgrounds. There is a relative lack of intellectual and cultural diversity.

Pros: Good office (cafeterias, gym, swimming pool) and good perks. There are challenging and interesting projects at Google in principle.

Cons: Depending on the team, the employee experience can vary drastically from excellent to extremely bad. Late meetings, pings, etc. are unfortunately quite common. Internal mobility opportunities were always very limited in the Dublin office. Basically, your only options in engineering are to transfer between different SRE teams, which is not comparable to the USA. However, after more recent events, it became next to impossible. A lot of teams are not open to working remotely or even working from a different office on a permanent basis. Getting things done is next to impossible without a meeting. Working via emails, tickets, or docs is basically not an option, which is another reason why working remotely at Google is quite difficult. Meetings tend to be quite inefficient as well.