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Googler here. I'm not sure when you interviewed or your friends worked at Google, but nowadays managers undergo some training (I can't tell you how thorough tha
by marcyb5st 7y ago
Googler here. I'm not sure when you interviewed or your friends worked at Google, but nowadays managers undergo some training (I can't tell you how thorough that is, because I didn't do it yet).
Also, right now, I believe the norm is to have managers and TLs as separate positions, even in small teams (like mine, 5 people in total).
- malisper 7y agoOver half of them worked for Google within the past two years. This is across New York, San Francisco, and Mountain View. One of them said they had a friend that wanted to become a manager and they were made a manager just like that.
- Crash0v3rid3 7y agoThis can't be true. I just went through a 2 day required training as a new manager. This is required training that has to be done within the first 6 months of you becoming a manager. This has been a requirement for many years. Source: I'm a googler Edit: just to add, the same training is required for TLMs. The moment you get a direct report the training becomes mandatory. I suspect there must be some miscommunication from the folks you spoke with.
- malisper 7y agoI think we may have a different definition of "training". A two day training session isn't anywhere near what a manager should be getting. Compare that to software engineering where you will get months of continuous mentorship.