Ok, while I am not an expert, but I can say there are many good people leaving Google. 1. From knowing three x-gogglers, (one of them is a good friend), 2.

Ok, while I am not an expert, but I can say there are many good people leaving Google. 1. From knowing three x-gogglers, (one of them is a good friend), 2. From what you can read on the news also, http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/03/can-google-stop.html http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/03/can-google-stop.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/apr/30/news.citynews http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/apr/30/news.cityne... http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/04/03/what_to_make_of_googles_brain_drain.html http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/04/03/what_to_ma... http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brain-drain-fears-as-google-loses-more-senior-executives-804067.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brain-drain-... http://www.gulfnews.com/business/Technology/10204853.html http://www.gulfnews.com/business/Technology/10204853.html it is an undenaible fact that people are leaving. For many reasons, but they are. I understand that there are bright people that like the security of a large company, but there are many more bright people that Google is not attractive employer anymore. Lots of great perks, but salaries are just average, work maybe interesting or mindblowing boring (depending where you get stuck), plus many people bright would like to work on something on their own rather just be another small cog in a large company.