Google reviews

Innovation is nonexistent: too many in the company are from non-tech / corporate backgrounds. This is especially true for those in management positions. As a result, decisions made are often too conservative. There are lots of talking points about how the org is innovating what a finance department can do but most of the people who do the innovating leave as soon as they can. Not a gateway to Google: I joined thinking that the I could work in Finance for a while learning new skills and working on cool projects on my way to moving into the eng org. This is generally not the case. What I didn't realize when I joined is that I was on a Finance ladder. As a result, transferring to the eng org involves a full interview process. These interviews are (from many people I've talked to) more stringent than the external ones. Ask which ladder you'll be placed on before accepting the offer! (This is also why the offer was FAR lower than what I expected)

- Many sales jobs are extremely repetitive and boring, and they offer very limited room for growth. It sometimes feel like working in a glorified customer support call centre. - Sales organisation at Google is extremely political. Career growth is completely linked to internal politics and zero-impact projects purely made for visibility. - Promotions and your level affect the amount of internal opportunities available, so you need to play the politics game in order to advance your career, otherwise you can get stuck in boring roles.