Pros: Great perks (especially the gyms, food, and 401(k) match), smart and knowledgeable colleagues who share information, and varied technologies and projects.

Cons: Google is bureaucratic and consensus-driven. If you have bad news, an unusual idea, or background, you will be ignored or worse. Management is selected for technical skill and not even a little bit for leadership, organizational, or interpersonal skills. Promotion and evaluation procedures sap motivation, discourage collaboration, and waste time. Mountain View offices are severely overcrowded (bathrooms, parking, desk space, conference rooms).

Pros: You can get a chance to work on really cool features.

Cons: Work culture is too business-centric.

Pros: A great place to work, with a lot of really smart people and interesting projects.

Cons: Ton of bureaucracy, politics, people who don't do a lot but take up a lot of space.