Google reviews

Google's fabled "culture" is all but gone and has been replaced by mind-boggling bureaucracy and rampant nepotism. In part due to the numerous acquisitions, that allowed people that would have never been hired by Google to join the company. These acquisition-employees bring their toxic culture with them, and dilute the very fabric of being "Googley". Being at the mercy of Perf to get promoted. If a direct manager likes an employee, then it's a walk in the park, otherwise prepare to be stonewalled or have to resort to some serious brown-nosing to get ahead. Also, leveling-up gets super competitive due to the large size of the company. Transferring teams is a challenge, so most employees grin and bear it for a couple of years, or leave the company. It's hard for outsiders to understand, but this happens to a lot of Nooglers, and "re-Noogler" events are done for employees that complete their first year. It's unfortunate, but after the "rainbow-colored glasses" come-off most new employees burn-out . Google seems to bring out the workaholic in people. Politics among teams and Orgs slow everything down, often leading to delayed launches, buggy releases and zero transparency. Also, there's an awfully large amount of bad managers. Simply being great at a job doesn't create a good manager, being a nurturing people-person that enjoys building amazing employees is more effective.

The interviewer asks for dates of college graduation and number of years of experience. Then I was told that Google would not consider people with too much experience. The Google employees treat contractors like second class citizens who have nothing to contribute.