Pros
- Great salary and benefits - Some truly brilliant and helpful people - Opportunity to eventually switch to a more worthwhile role in the company
Cons
- Quintessentially Indian culture of sycophancy and hovering around certain "popular" figures, coupled with corporate double-speak around equity and transparency makes for a fascinating study in contradictions - Convoluted, opaque (and therefore prone to hacking and favoritism) performance metrics combined with some toxic management leading to unchecked, ever-increasing meaningless busywork to stand out. - "Visibility" in front of management, who lack all touch with the day-to-day reality of the job, is emphasized above all. This encourages cynical hustling and high school-like jockeying for popularity and recognition. Or, as Google likes to call it, "bringing your whole self to work" - Massive sense of entitlement flowing from the Google brand reflects in hiring and onboarding - including coerced "voluntary" activities for new hires and relocation and joining at almost a day's notice. Expect it to become more dysfunctional if hiring ramps up - The famed contempt for the privacy of its consumers bleeds into norms around "openness" and "sharing" that pervade the work environment.
