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Great coworkers, bad executive leadership

Staff Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Google for 20 years
March 8, 2024
Boulder, Colorado
3.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

The work and the coworkers are amazing. Fun and brilliant people to work with.

Cons

The layoffs led to the company losing excellent people for no good reason. The culture is in danger from bad leadership. Innovation is stunted because of layoffs to high-risk projects. The product strategy is notoriously bad, with confusing product naming and duplication.

Advice to Management

Stop indiscriminately laying people off.

Put more care into product naming, branding, launches, and support.

Reward innovation instead of punishing it with layoffs.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
4.0
Culture and Values
5.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4.0
Career Opportunities
4.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
3.0

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