Pros: Incredible educational opportunities, regular tech talks, and other information sessions. Colleagues are some of the brightest people around. There's also a certain prestige attached with working at Google, and you may find your next job easier to get just having worked there. Although the culture makes it such that people straight out of college never want to leave, since the perks are so good and they are pampered.

Cons: Lack of proper management. Managers don't really care about employees and seem to have just gotten their jobs because they were there, rather than showing any competence at actual managing. Competition between workers sometimes strains work-life balance, as most are young twenty-somethings with no family to worry about or take care of. Although this may change in the future, most older Googlers tend to leave instead of sticking around that environment.

Pros: Cool, free, and amazing. I love working at Google.

Cons: I have nothing against it, and it's an incredible place.

Pros: - Free food - Nice weather - Plenty of on-campus amenities like showers, gyms, massages, and cafes - Great technical infrastructure and tooling - Great colleagues to work beside - Lots of teams to choose from in Mountain View - Processes to progress in the company are well defined

Cons: The salary, once adjusted for Bay Area cost of living and taxes, isn't competitive with similar positions in other locations (such as Google's Seattle office, which has similar compensation but with half rent and no state income tax). Vacation time is very limited (3 weeks), particularly for people coming from other countries, where 4-5 weeks is usually a legal minimum. If you're moving away from your family, consider how hard it'll be to keep in touch given this limitation. Consider the fact that you're losing 1-2 weeks paid time off when you look at the compensation. Relocation bonuses are paid after relocation, so you need to be able to pay them upfront prior to relocating.