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Happy after almost 4 years

Software Engineer III
Current Employee
Has worked at Google for 4 years
January 18, 2016
Mountain View, California
5.0
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Pros

The work culture is excellent. Being nice to others is rewarded socially and economically.

The projects are incredibly diverse and challenging. The compensation and perks are very generous.

As the person leading the orientation told me on my first day: "We want you to be happy. If you're happy, you're more productive."

I'm happy indeed :)

Cons

Work-life balance can be difficult, not necessarily due to management asking you to work off-hours, but because sometimes it's hard to disconnect.

Advice to Management

Reduce bureaucracy and management layers. Work harder to find teams across product areas that ought to be working together for the sake of the user.

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