Meh (hardware engineering contract review)
Meh (hardware engineering contract review)
The "google" branding / experience.
Amenities still accessible to contractors (i.e. free food, gym, etc.).
- A big one: Uncompetitive pay (sub-Bay Area engineering average).
- Feeling disposable.
- 50+ hour work weeks.
- Somehow, the overtime hours (thus overtime pay) and amenities were used by the recruiter to justify a low pay.
Revamp your recruiting team and mission. The bad recruitment experience isn't just me. I personally know a handful of talented friends who basically swear off a job from Google until the recruitment experience improves. Plenty of talented recruiters, but there are a few bad apples spoiling the rest.
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