Google might be a very nice place to work, but there are plenty of reasons one might not want to work there. Google might be a lot more dev-friendly than most

Google might be a very nice place to work, but there are plenty of reasons one might not want to work there. Google might be a lot more dev-friendly than most big companies, but it's still a big company. Even at Google, that means you have to deal with bureaucracy, corporate politics, etc. It also means that the things you're doing might be shut down by management or just neglected. There's not nearly as much choice in terms of technologies you're using. Google also doesn't pay amazingly well either from what I've heard. And if you've managed to get an offer from Google, you probably have other options, too. Picking Google just because they're Google seems a bit short-sighted to me. There are very possibly other opportunities that are a better fit for you or that you might like more.