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Also promotion at Google is not easy to get. The competition is stiff, the standards are high, and you have to manage to get assigned to the kind of tasks and p

by w0mbat 6y ago

Also promotion at Google is not easy to get. The competition is stiff, the standards are high, and you have to manage to get assigned to the kind of tasks and projects that get you promoted. I saw great people sit at one level the whole time they were there.

kevingadd 6y ago
The quest for a promotion-worthy project (that manages to ship, no matter the consequences) definitely drove some bad behaviors from people I worked with while I was there.
- mcguire 6y ago
  A weird fact about the universe: in a competitive environment, the difference between winners and losers is mostly luck.
  - loopz 6y ago
    It's always the network.. Just sayin'.
- nunez 6y ago
  Hell even consumers see it. Messaging apps, for instance.
ehsankia 6y ago
But given the explanation above, everyone would see a drop after year 4, regardless or promotions. If you happen to get a promotion and a big refresh perfectly timed with that initial grant ending, you may be able to level off the cliff, but that's just pure happenstance. If you had gotten the promotion grant a year sooner, you would've ended up seeing the drop the next year.