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From Best to Bureaucracy

Senior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Google for 6 years
August 8, 2025
Bengaluru, Karnataka
4.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros
  1. Good work-life balance (to some extent).

  2. Good office and perks (although it becomes quite boring after 6 months).

  3. Coworkers are still generally okay, but the quality is degrading quite fast.

Cons
  1. Too much politics and corporate bureaucracy.
  2. Weird attendance policy. Enforcing in-office presence for no reason, even if your team or manager doesn't require it.
  3. Severe lack of long-term vision by the execs.
  4. Rapidly declining standards, both in the quality of work and your coworkers.
  5. Too many reorgs and silent layoffs consistently.
Advice to Management

Needs a hard reform and revamp of old Google culture fast; otherwise, it is going to be the same as IBM.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
5.0
Culture and Values
2.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3.0
Career Opportunities
3.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
1.0

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