Google

It's a great place to work as a programmer. The tasks we work on are mostly interesting and challenging, and the breadth at which your work will be applied is nearly unparalleled, certainly in the online business. The people are fun and smart.

The people are very smart.

If you're used to being a hot shot, you may not be any more.

If you're looking for the startup atmosphere, well, don't, because it's gone.

You will still have more autonomy than a lot of other companies, but you will not have complete control over the project you work on.

Stop with the communism, please. Why is it that you always assume we can do things better than others? Outsource some of our benefits and return the savings to us in salaries.