Talented engineers do have a choice but Google has been the most desired place to work for a very long time. In the last 10 years they have been the #1 place t

Talented engineers do have a choice but Google has been the most desired place to work for a very long time. In the last 10 years they have been the #1 place to work 6 of the last 10 years. http://fortune.com/best-companies/2017/ http://fortune.com/best-companies/2017/ http://reviews.greatplacetowork.com/2016-fortune-100-best-companies-to-work-for-list http://reviews.greatplacetowork.com/2016-fortune-100-best-co... http://fortune.com/best-companies/2015/ http://fortune.com/best-companies/2015/ http://fortune.com/best-companies/2014/ http://fortune.com/best-companies/2014/ So in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 it has been Google. That does not just happen. Plus we have not had anyone else do it 2 years in a row let alone 6 straight years! Plus a lot of engineers want to work someplace that is interested in the greater good. So do things like what Google did in China with leaving instead of doing what was morally wrong for a buck. Also a lot of the top engineers want to publish and share and Google allows their engineers to do this. Google does tons of open source also which is attractive to engineers. The younger people are much more into companies interested in the greater good then just to make a buck. It is why you see Google on top of the list so often and a company like Microsoft way down on the list and do not think has ever been a top company?