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Great company. Bad location

Senior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Google for 4 years
August 14, 2015
Mountain View, California
4.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

Work with great people. Incredible scope and impact. Good benefits (base salary, stocks, healthcare, etc.). Food and amenities on campus. Great open culture. Founders are holding Q&A every week.

Cons

It's a big company, and to have a big impact, you need to apply some effort.

The promotion process is: you basically PR and promote yourself (again, some effort). Nobody will promote you, and you need to work on it yourself – collecting success stories and writing an essay why you should be promoted.

Crowded office. A lot of people are being hired for the MTV, CA office.

High compensation is offset by huge rent or real estate prices. Or choose a long commute.

Healthcare benefits are getting worse and worse (because the company is unwilling to pay for the "Cadillac" tax).

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