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A Software Engineer Who Probably Doesn't Know How Good He Has It

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Google for 6 years
June 21, 2017
Mountain View, California
4.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros
  • Hours are quite reasonable. Working 9-5 is possible, especially if not prioritizing promotion.
  • Perks are valuable and make the work environment quite comfortable. Having free meals and gourmet snacks in the micro-kitchens makes working for other companies, even rich ones like Apple, unappealing.
Cons

For all the search monopoly money Google has, there are few projects that try to solve major world problems, such as climate change. A lot of colleagues do not seem to care about making the world a better place for the poor.

There is a two-tiered work environment with engineers/high power full-time employees on one side and most other employee types on the other. Google "Google red badge."

Advice to Management

Increase R&D investment in energy.

Be more like Tesla in terms of ambition and vision.

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