Pros: Great for people who make big talk but can’t get anything done.

Cons: If you work on hardware, then be prepared to be treated as a second-class citizen. This company is extremely bureaucratic. Since everything has to run by committee here, all the committees are run by people who’ve only done software and have no idea of the challenges of building hardware. Getting a promotion in hardware is impossible here. Nobody in our org ever gets promoted the entire time I worked here. I’ve met some of the best engineers here, but the worst management and executives I’ve ever seen. Everyone just talks big ideas but never gets anything done. Projects get created and canceled so frequently that you are always wasting time. It now makes sense why half the things announced on Google I/O ever get released. Ads are the only thing that’s ever successful in this company. Food is free but very mediocre compared to most of the cafes I’ve been in the valley. The budget for perks has been going down year after year. Do not join here because of their old reputation.

Pros: Good salary, work-life balance.

Cons: The interview process is too long. It takes time.

Pros: Good salary. Decent lunch. Other minor perks (gym, snacks).

Cons: Constant random layoffs to stroke fear High stress Manager bias / office politics around evaluation Constant cutbacks on perks Top-down initiatives; lack of old eng and data-driven projects that gave them their initial success Incredibly difficult to get things done (unless an SVP wants it and can approve skipping all the bureaucracy) Bad dental