Golden cage - Anonymous employee YouTube Employee Review

2.0
14 Jun 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Most people are really nice and being part of Google adds a lot: amazing food everyday, massage at the office, exposition to a lot of cool Alphabet projects, gym onsite and all the Google known perks.

Cons

Management / senior management is really bad. I reported to 3 different people and none of them was someone who would inspire me, who I could learn with or would take risks to make things happen. Our directors enforce a culture of competition for the lower levels that is toxic and it's an extremely political company. It feels a little bit like the more energetic people left or are trying to leave and those who stayed are the comfortable people who prefer free food to a meaningful position.

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Cons

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Pros

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