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Great place, but not for everyone

Site Reliability Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Google for 4 years
January 19, 2017
Cambridge, Massachusetts
3.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

It's Google. Everybody knows the pros. They're all true: free food, free full-service coffee bars, on-site massage, hair polishing, whatever. Lots of really, really big systems to work on. You get to learn about some really cool stuff before the rest of the world.

Cons

The work environment can be very stressful. Open-office floor plans dominate. They set high-pressure expectations intentionally, to make people strive harder. If you have an anxiety disorder, this is terrible, and you will not thrive here. Attempting any sort of disability accommodations process will become an N-way telephone game from hell.

Advice to Management

Learn about mental health. Learn about alternative management strategies. Don't assume what works for one employee will work for everyone. Advocate for your employees, especially when dealing with HR.

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