Great People, Cold Layoffs
Great People, Cold Layoffs
Wonderful people. Great opportunities. Excellent benefits.
The Jan 2023 mass layoff was conducted in a cold, impersonal manner. This showed clearly how company leadership actually cares about employees.
The Jan 2023 layoff was mishandled in a way that deeply damaged company reputation and morale, among current employees, former employees, and people around them. Google management should learn from their past mistakes.
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Software Engineer II
I applied through their careers page and submitted my resume. Google engineers also came to speak at my school. They called about two weeks after the tech talk at my school and told me they wanted me to interview on-site. Three weeks later, I was int
Software Engineer II
Skipped the technical screen and went directly onsite due to a referral. There were 5 onsite interviews: * 4 coding * 1 system design The interviewers were very friendly. The questions were out-of-the-box and difficult, none that I had prepared for
Software Engineer II
The recruiters were highly professional and friendly, and did not ignore candidates. However, they did not proactively inform candidates about screening interview failures. It was necessary to reach out to them for that news and feedback. I was aske
Software Engineer II
Mountain View, California, United StatesNovember 1, 2015I applied through their careers page and submitted my resume. Google engineers also came to speak at my school. They called about two weeks after the tech talk at my school and told me they wanted me to interview on-site. Three weeks later, I was int
Software Engineer II
Mountain View, California, United StatesApril 1, 2020Skipped the technical screen and went directly onsite due to a referral. There were 5 onsite interviews: * 4 coding * 1 system design The interviewers were very friendly. The questions were out-of-the-box and difficult, none that I had prepared for
Software Engineer II
London, EnglandMay 1, 2025The recruiters were highly professional and friendly, and did not ignore candidates. However, they did not proactively inform candidates about screening interview failures. It was necessary to reach out to them for that news and feedback. I was aske
