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Pros
  • "The people are great and almost always assume the best of you; I never had bad interactions or felt the need to 'prove myself'.(in 3037 reviews)
  • "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there.(in 2300 reviews)
  • "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day.(in 1751 reviews)
  • "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits(in 1534 reviews)
  • "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart(in 1229 reviews)
Cons
  • "Long hours and your time put into a position where you may not even advance.(in 560 reviews)
  • "bad management and rude to customers(in 489 reviews)
  • "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there.(in 418 reviews)
  • "Much work to do and stress(in 199 reviews)
  • "Recent layoffs have caused a rescinded ft offer(in 178 reviews)

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4.4Asian (806)
4.2Black or African American (231)
4.3Hispanic or Latinx (233)
4.4Indigenous American or Alaska Native (94)
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    1. 5.0
      Oct 3, 2023
      Software Engineer
      Current Employee
      Toronto, ON
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      Pros

      Good WLB, impactful work, great pay compared to the market.

      Cons

      Very proprietary tech stack, hard to promote.

    2. Hi, UX Researcher here. I work at Google, but have applied to jobs at Meta and TikTok. Can someone explain the different level heirarchies for UX Researchers at Meta and TikTok? For example, I don't know what "Lead UX Researcher" means since that's not a job title at Google. Thanks!

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      Systems Engineer 1

      Hey, just an idea, I use https://www.onetonline.org/ for all of my Job-Requirement Related curiosities and concerns. They might differentiate between the differences of Lead UX & Regular UX Dev., and they may also list the expected Industry Standard(s) for that class of UX Dev. Hope this helps!

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      1. 5.0
        Oct 3, 2023
        Janitor
        Former Employee
        Toronto, ON
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        Pros

        The employees do not produce much garbage. Makes collecting much easier.

        Cons

        Pay is too much. I would like to be paid less so that I can live paycheck to paychek.

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      3. What Chicago companies could compete with Google product manager pay for a similar skillset? Would really love to move back and think an offer from a local company will increase my leverage.

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        One possible answer used to be Citadel, but I’m not sure they find value in a product management skillet. Maybe an up-level to a company like Walgreens (in their eCom division)?

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      4. What companies offer good work life balance? I work at Google and I have a lot of flexibility: I’m officially remote 2 days a week but I can adjust my time to take care or drop offs, pickups and kids classes during office days, I can WFH if kids are sick, etc… I would love to explore other companies (either large or startups), especially in BD or marketing roles, but I’m afraid I’d lose this flexibility. Would love to hear your experience! TIA

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        Amazon 1

        I have the same experience at Amazon (finance org).

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      5. What’s the culture like on the Google Health team? Any interesting projects currently going on?

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        Associate Director 1

        Are there any roles in google health right now? Been really trying to pivot from life science strategy to google health

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      Tokenism and future interviews - how can one avoid it? Interviewed for a Telecom position,at end of interview the Manager says, this is not my position, I am interviewing for another manager. Got a rejection from HR. Asked for feedback, they said No Negative feedback affected your candidacy. We had an overwhelming number of well-qualified candidates and had to make some tough decisions. Note: I have worked for this company for 14+ years in the past, done that job, and am more than qualified.

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