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Terrible workplace

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Google for 4 years
February 8, 2024
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

If free food is considered a pro, then maybe. But even that's unhealthy. It tastes great, but I found uncooked meat a couple of times.

Cab facilities are a good thing. Hybrid work.

Cons

Management is toxic AF. If you do large projects and keep your managers in the loop (like one should as L3 and L4), they say you need hand-holding. If you try to do things independently, they say you are being insubordinate. There's no one way that you can go.

Managers outright lie in performance reviews. They add info or projects that were never delegated to you, and even if you escalate it, no one takes note of it, and you become the bad guy.

They also like being boot-licked, and such people are showered with spot and peer bonuses for their regular tasks, tasks they were hired for. I will run out of examples; the fact is Google is a sham, and it's worse because they sell "Googlyness". It's laughable.

No career growth, and projects just don't launch. If there's more work and you end up working on a holiday, your manager will put that down as your incompetence.

Seniors like to be boot-licked. Your job is not what makes you good; your ass-licking tendencies, if you have them, can only help you survive.

Advice to Management

Kindly provide therapy to toxic managers because they feel that by being toxic bosses, they can validate their pathetic existence.

Additional Ratings

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

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