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Values employees. Of course, it has its downsides

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Google for 4 years
September 10, 2020
New York, New York
5.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

Great perks including unlimited sick days, vacation, self-management, flexible work hours, good medical, and more.

Open work environment allowing discussion and collaboration.

Actively encouraged to challenge oneself and learn.

Cons

In short, the promotion process at Google attempts to be very fair. In doing so, people become more focused on what is important to promotion. These don't always align with what is good for the company.

Advice to Management

In my experience, most team managers are solid!

The lack of visibility into decisions from leadership causes confusion, and priority shifts can often lead to product turn-down. But at least we seem to be working on that!

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