This is not the same company I joined years ago
This is not the same company I joined years ago
Google still offers a glimpse into how IT systems should be built and maintained. I personally learned a lot.
There are still a lot of people who care about software engineering, but you have to find the right team.
Perks are still nice and compensation is OK.
Work-life balance can be good.
Bureaucracy rules the day.
Currently, Google offers the worst career progression among FAANG companies.
Culture is in decline – thanks to mismanagement, rolling layoffs, and a broken performance review system.
In 2023, Google entered a penny-pinching mode as they got rid of microkitchens, perks, etc. You can't even get a proper workstation anymore, even if you need it.
On the topic of mismanagement, it is everywhere. Plain bad people managers, products and features launched just to be turned down a year later, constant reprioritization... I could go on.
Is turning Google into an "IBM of the 21st century" the best you can do?
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