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I did the Google interview process and it lasted around four months. Finally, their decision was to say 'no' to me. They reached out for me twice after that, a

I did the Google interview process and it lasted around four months. Finally, their decision was to say 'no' to me. They reached out for me twice after that, asking if I was interested in doing the entire process again. I turned them down both times and tried to politely explain that I didn't have any more time for them, that I already invested all the time that I was willing to invest in any company and more... Hell! I even used a week from my vacations to travel to their offices! What I don't understand is, do they expect us to dissappear from our jobs for a week, to travel to their offices, and not loose our current jobs in the process?

edent 10y ago
Weirdly, it seems very oriented for a European set of employees. A friend of mine who joined earlier this year was quite happy to burn through several days of holiday in order to take the interviews. But, as we get ~28 days a year, it isn't such a big deal.
- julius1234 10y ago
  Could be. I live in Argentina and we only get 14 days/year. Overall, I was lucky that I could match the travel date that they set with my vacations so I didn't need to do any explaining at my job at that time.
- dustinmoris 10y ago
  I am European. In Europe people have a strong work-life balance culture with the main focus on life :). I cannot imagine that any European would want to sacrifice holidays for a job interview. Normally people call in sick if they need to go to for an interview. And yes, Europeans have 25+ days annual leave, but the general feeling is that this is not enough. I think the priorities for the average European are as follows: Family > Friends > Hobbies > Holidays > Beer > Food > Cat > Dog > Neighbor's Cat > Something very unsignificant > Work
  - edent 10y ago
    Hahaha! I am European also. Well... British, so European for now :-( I think it depends on the office culture. Where holidays are booked months in advance, taking "sick days" for interview seems more normal.
  - adwww 10y ago
    I might change the order of beer, cat, dog, neighbours cat. But the last one is correct. And relative to the population, I love my job :)
  - julius1234 10y ago
    And when you call in sick to work they don't send a doctor to your place?

edent 10y ago

Weirdly, it seems very oriented for a European set of employees. A friend of mine who joined earlier this year was quite happy to burn through several days of holiday in order to take the interviews. But, as we get ~28 days a year, it isn't such a big deal.

julius1234 10y ago
Could be. I live in Argentina and we only get 14 days/year. Overall, I was lucky that I could match the travel date that they set with my vacations so I didn't need to do any explaining at my job at that time.
dustinmoris 10y ago
I am European. In Europe people have a strong work-life balance culture with the main focus on life :). I cannot imagine that any European would want to sacrifice holidays for a job interview. Normally people call in sick if they need to go to for an interview. And yes, Europeans have 25+ days annual leave, but the general feeling is that this is not enough. I think the priorities for the average European are as follows: Family > Friends > Hobbies > Holidays > Beer > Food > Cat > Dog > Neighbor's Cat > Something very unsignificant > Work
- edent 10y ago
  Hahaha! I am European also. Well... British, so European for now :-( I think it depends on the office culture. Where holidays are booked months in advance, taking "sick days" for interview seems more normal.
- adwww 10y ago
  I might change the order of beer, cat, dog, neighbours cat. But the last one is correct. And relative to the population, I love my job :)
- julius1234 10y ago
  And when you call in sick to work they don't send a doctor to your place?