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Good environment, but bad people accumulate

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Google for 4 years
May 19, 2016
Mountain View, California
4.0
Positive OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Smart people Good hardware resources Wonderful perks Great pay

Cons

The promotion system has made things quite political, getting more and more hierarchical.

People see each other's level, and management tend to believe in higher-level people.

Changes are slow.

Absence of a good system to deal with low performers.

Advice to Management

Fire or demote people if needed. Try to make the organization less hierarchical.

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