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FAQ on Leaving Google

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462 points mrled | 2 comments | 17 Jan 24 22:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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ggambetta ◴[17 Jan 24 22:36 UTC] No.39034557[source]▶
The conflict between “uncomfortable culture” and “golden handcuffs” was becoming intolerable.

Amen :_(

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vesinisa ◴[17 Jan 24 22:48 UTC] No.39034693[source]▶
What is he referring to here exactly?
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dmoy ◴[17 Jan 24 22:51 UTC] No.39034724[source]▶
Google culture is significantly different from 10-15+ years ago. Some of those differences can be uncomfortable for someone used to the earlier times.

But also a Director is probably pulling >$1,000,000 / yr (the golden handcuffs).

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swozey ◴[17 Jan 24 23:01 UTC] No.39034843[source]▶
He mentions that the culture changed a year ago which is when they started doing things like requiring 3 days in, actually checking employee in/out times, etc. IIRC for a long time it was 3 days required but it was on the honor system. Though I'm not even sure someone like him or fitz would need to follow that.

My friends who are still at g seemed pretty miserable in 2023. I haven't heard from them this month though, didn't realize another layoff round hit. It's absolutely off my wishlist of companies nowadays.

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1. CydeWeys ◴[18 Jan 24 00:22 UTC] No.39035662[source]▶
My experience with RTO at Google is that the long-term Googlers are the ones who really love the old office experience and bemoan the loss of it since the pandemic, whereas it's the newer people that complain about having to come in and try to get away with doing it as little as possible.

He didn't mention coming to the office as a complaint of his so I don't think it is one.

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2. andromeduck ◴[21 Jan 24 21:55 UTC] No.39083478[source]▶
My experience has been the opposite - older googlers want to work from Tahoe/Vagas. Younger googlers want to meet other googlerrs or just travel and work a few months s year.