Google

• Salary is competitive.
• Good suite of benefits.
• Occasionally interesting problems to solve.
• Good people to work with.

Very west-coast-USA focused; finding non-Java/frontend SWE roles in London is very challenging.

Difficult to coordinate with people across timezones. Getting a response or finding the right person to talk to can cause a lot of unnecessary delays in executing on things.

Frequent technical mandates impact team velocity.

As a late-diagnosed autistic, I found significant career progression to be impractical.

The company appears to be moderately union-hostile, at the very least discouraging of unions.

Opaque and inflexible layoff consultation.

Keep focus on the long-term direction. Switching priorities and products is hurting customer and employee trust.

Engage constructively with unions rather than treating them as an enemy.