Bengaluru techie lists pros and cons of working at Google: ‘Surrounded by geniuses’, ‘limited scope’

“The codebase: Once you dive into it, you’re in awe of the quality, design, and overall architecture. Surrounded by geniuses: Being around such talent pushes you to stay sharp and constantly improve. Impact: The work here reaches millions (or even billions). Extra perks: On-call pay, peer bonuses, spot bonuses—there’s always something extra,” he wrote.

In the cons list, the techie mentioned the “limited scope” as many employees don’t get the opportunity to work on “end-to-end features.” According to him, employees have to get several approvals to process a project. “Too many approvals: Processes can feel slow, but at this scale, multiple layers of approval are necessary to avoid risks like lawsuits. Limited scope: Most teams don’t get to work on end-to-end features. Much of the infrastructure is pre-built, so unless you’re on a core team, the learning curve might not be as steep,” he wrote.

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Completed 3 years at Google today 😇

Pros and Cons 👇🏼

Pros 🔥

– Incredible WLB (Work-Life Balance): They take care of almost everything you can think of—food, gym, spa, trips, parties.

– The codebase: Once you dive into it, you’re in awe of the quality, design, and overall… pic.twitter.com/PlrAHmFavz

— Striver (@striver_79) December 6, 2024

The post garnered several reactions, with a user commenting, “Looking forward to working there some day.” Another user reacted, “Congrats and thank you for sharing your journey and insights,” another user commented.

“We both started working around the same time but it’s two different companies and that makes a lot of difference in our lives. I don’t think it’s changing anytime soon,” a third user reacted.