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Constant fear of being laid off (and they use that to their advantage)

Senior Data Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Google for 6 years
June 5, 2025
Dublin, Dublin
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros
  • Salary above market (but not that much anymore)
  • Not that many other advantages left (Google are removing all perks little by little)
Cons
  • Constant fear of being laid off.

It doesn't matter how performant you are (I had the max rating in my last two evaluation cycles) or how critical your position is (I was the single point of failure on multiple pipelines I owned); you will always be at risk of being laid off (which happened to me, under the justification that "my role was not needed anymore").

  • The first point made the culture in the company very toxic over the last two years. The management do not hesitate to use the regular layoffs as a threat to put more pressure on the teams. People have become very defensive due to their fear of being fired, and do not collaborate anymore to virtually increase how critical they are.

Google used to be a great company to work for, that was caring about their employees, and I really enjoyed my first years there. Today they just treat you like numbers and nothing else.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
3.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3.0
Career Opportunities
1.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
1.0

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