Google

The people are usually great to work with. Good salary and benefits. Fancy offices.

Declining culture is the biggest issue. This used to be a company that most people felt proud to work for because of its strong values and open culture. This has been on a downward trend for at least the last 5 years, with no signs of improving and no acknowledgement from the leadership. COVID also greatly impacted the Google experience for the worse: the company was amongst the slowest to adapt and embrace flexibility, and at the same time, many social team-building events have been silently phased out.

Pay attention to the declining standards for accountability and transparency at the higher levels.

While the CEO pays lip service to "sharpening focus," it seems like all the cuts and negative impact are mostly felt at the lower levels, with little mention of how the leadership will hold itself accountable for poor performance and loss of both user trust and employee trust.