Great company, but slowly losing appeal
Great company, but slowly losing appeal
- Free food.
- Great health care.
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Feels like it's losing a little of its soul each year.
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In 2022, they adopted a new evaluation system called "GRAD" based on Microsoft, which takes away from work/life balance and asks you to list expectations for the year, despite the fact that each month of software engineering is unpredictable with setbacks and changing priorities.
A little more heart. The stress used to not exist. It felt fun to work on a project as a team. Now it feels like constant pressure to perform in competition with your peers. Bring back the PERF rating system.
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I took a screening interview and then a virtual on-site interview. The screening interview was on par, hardness-wise, with the on-site interviews. I thought I did pretty well on the on-site, but I did not receive an offer.
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Google London. **Interview** Direct onsite because I interviewed in the past and did well that time. * From the time I sent my resume to interview day: 3 weeks. *
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Engaging but difficult. However, the interviewer was very nice and tried their best to help me throughout the entire process. I knew what I did wrong in the end, and I enjoyed the conversation despite not reaching the second round.
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United StatesApril 17, 2021I took a screening interview and then a virtual on-site interview. The screening interview was on par, hardness-wise, with the on-site interviews. I thought I did pretty well on the on-site, but I did not receive an offer.
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London, United KingdomApril 1, 2017I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Google London. **Interview** Direct onsite because I interviewed in the past and did well that time. * From the time I sent my resume to interview day: 3 weeks. *
Software Engineer
United StatesJanuary 11, 2021Engaging but difficult. However, the interviewer was very nice and tried their best to help me throughout the entire process. I knew what I did wrong in the end, and I enjoyed the conversation despite not reaching the second round.
