Google reviews

- Limited perks: I get that TVCs can't have the same perks as FTE, but as a TVC you are constantly reminded of your lack of privilege by both Google and your peers. True story: as a designer at Google, I once had to design a t-shirt for a team outing I could not attend (because of my TVC status) and then I wasn't given a t-shirt (despite having designed it) because swag is a FTE perk only. Really guys? - People: depending on the team you get, people are extremely cliquey and treat TVCs like second-class citizens / borderline work slaves. I have been disrespected and downright mistreated many times at Google. - Growth: as a TVC you do not get to have growth and management does not care about it. - Work: the work is boring and repetitive. I was hired to do a job that sounded interesting, exciting, and creative. I ended up getting a series of the same tasks because that's what my team needed from me. Despite having asked for different projects and complained about being burned out, I am still asked to perform the same tasks. - Design: as a contract designer, you will not get any portfolio-worthy projects. I know many contract designers at Google and they all feel the exact same way that I do. We feel like the help and it's awful.

Too much politics especially in the Dublin office. The management is so bad that people leave out of desperation, frustration, and so so much disappointment. Stress and anxiety are very common among Googlers, where everyone wants to excel. It is you against them and you are pushed to work harder and harder and harder every day. Google knew no competition till a few years ago, but things are changing and management need to understand that it is not through pushing their employees to the extreme that they are going to bring more revenue in, eventually people will leave and talents will go to the competition.. is it really worth it?