Waymo

• Neat technology all around.
• Awesome building and atmosphere.
• Opportunity to work with brilliant engineers.
• Delicious food provided thrice daily.
• Access to other Alphabet cafes and facilities.
• Good work/life balance.
• Direct management was good.
• Compensation was decent.
• No dress code.
• Casual vibe feels welcoming.
• No outwardly obvious discrimination.

• Work becomes repetitive and unchallenging.
• Few opportunities; a nonexistent corporate ladder.
• Significantly better compensation from direct competitors affects the retention of indispensable full-timers in the department.
• Lack of professionalism among some younger colleagues makes the work culture feel cringe and reflects badly on the department as a whole (e.g., coworkers hovering nearby your desk, chatting noisily during work hours, forming cliques, and overall acting like schoolchildren).
• Unnecessary increase in the size of middle management.
• Ballooning of department size makes it difficult to get noticed, even with a specialized role.
• TVC churn is highly exploitative; upper management is extremely resistant to increasing FTE quotas.
• Technical skills developed are not applicable outside of this industry.
• Upper management took away scooters that were useful for traversing the site.

Reduce TVC churn by converting more to FTEs.

The ratio of TVC is an indicator of exploitative business practices. I don't see Alphabet upholding their motto here.