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> Not surprised he lasted so long at Google. Is it hard to 'last' at google? I have never gotten that impression.
by zumu 5y ago
> Not surprised he lasted so long at Google.
Is it hard to 'last' at google? I have never gotten that impression.
- seriousquestion 5y agoHBO's Silicon Valley even lampooned how easy it is to stick around, with "Big Head" and others hanging out on the roof all day. "Rest and Vest" is a thing.
- birdyrooster 5y agoI spent four months at Google collecting double pay and stocks and had no responsibilities. They literally paid me to vacation (e.g. I went to visit Google Japan while chilling), rest and to enjoy life without work. I didn't like any of the other teams at Google which I was eligible for so I left for Apple.
- samspenc 5y agoCould you clarify what you mean by "double pay"? Do you mean you 2x the hours you would normally have worked or something else I'm missing?
- birdyrooster 5y agoIt was salary, and it was a multiplier given on that base salary while we looked for other opportunities at Google. This is how they deal with folks who are left over after reorganizations or divestments.
- causality0 5y agoThe median tenure of a Google employee is 1.1 years.
- godelski 5y agoMean or median? Those are two very different things and I suspect you mean mean.
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- m_a_g 5y agoWow, I am surprised. Any ideas why so short?
- throwaway3699 5y agoDoes that include contractors It's generally expected you spend six months just ramping up, so this number is really skeptical for me.
- mark_l_watson 5y agoI heard that contractors last, on average, a few months longer than employees.
- Arcuru 5y agoI'm fairly sure that these very low numbers for median tenure (not just for Google but the other tech companies as well) are a result of the huge percentage of new hires. That number does not mean that the average Google employee will only be at the company for 1.1 years. e.g. if nobody ever leaves the company, but you always double the number of employees every year by very aggressive hiring, the average tenure according to that metric is 1 year.