When I say common sense, I mean this: it takes a real stretch of cynicism and uncharitable thinking to believe that most people at Google dislike their job. For

When I say common sense, I mean this: it takes a real stretch of cynicism and uncharitable thinking to believe that most people at Google dislike their job. For a couple reasons: 1. I have a strong prior belief that most people at any company enjoy their jobs (otherwise they would leave). This includes companies like Goldman Sachs - most people there are probably super-competitive types that love "winning" and status and prestige and don't care about work life balance. 2. I have heard only positive things from people I know. 3. Every time there is a thread on HN about how bad it is to work at Google, the negative reviews are always from 1) people who never worked there or only interviewed there (you really cannot draw much impression about what it's like to work at a company from the interviews), or 2) the same group of disgruntled ex-employees.