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I go back and forth on this one. It'd certainly be a fun place to work, and you'd get to play with some cool tech. If I was just starting out, I'd jump at the

I go back and forth on this one. It'd certainly be a fun place to work, and you'd get to play with some cool tech. If I was just starting out, I'd jump at the opportunity. Nowadays, I see a lot of downsides. First, it's a full-time on site job, which is something I left behind almost 10 years ago, so it'd be tough to go back. Probably more importantly, I doubt they could offer me the kind of salary that would tempt me away from consulting. At this point, the only reason I could see myself working for a big company again would be if one of my products made it onto their radar and I found myself acqu-hired. Even then, I'd probably look at it as a necessary evil that came with a nice payday. Given all the stories of founders getting absorbed by the Googles of the world, waiting out their obligatory 2 years, then jumping ship, it just doesn't seem like a good fit for somebody with an entrepreneurial mindset.

msort 15y ago
After last year's 10% rise and bonus-structure change, Google's salary is very high now. Counting salary and bonus, not counting equity-grant, Google perhaps pays the highest in the software industry now. If counting cash + equity, adjusting for risk, only a few companies (FB etc.) now can beat Google in terms of expected income. So if your only concern is money, you can still try to see how Google could offer.
- kragen 15y ago
  > If counting cash + equity, adjusting for risk, only a few companies (FB etc.) now can beat Google in terms of expected income. Are you including e.g. Morgan Stanley and Knight Capital in your pool? Because Google's salaries would have had to rise a lot more than 10% to catch up to those guys, last I heard.
  - msort 15y ago
    Software engineers surely can make more or less in Financial Industries. Please read my original comment, which was comparing Google with other software companies.
    - kragen 15y ago
      If Google is a "software company", then so is Knight. (Morgan Stanley is, admittedly, a little more contentious.)

msort 15y ago

After last year's 10% rise and bonus-structure change, Google's salary is very high now. Counting salary and bonus, not counting equity-grant, Google perhaps pays the highest in the software industry now. If counting cash + equity, adjusting for risk, only a few companies (FB etc.) now can beat Google in terms of expected income. So if your only concern is money, you can still try to see how Google could offer.

kragen 15y ago
> If counting cash + equity, adjusting for risk, only a few companies (FB etc.) now can beat Google in terms of expected income. Are you including e.g. Morgan Stanley and Knight Capital in your pool? Because Google's salaries would have had to rise a lot more than 10% to catch up to those guys, last I heard.
- msort 15y ago
  Software engineers surely can make more or less in Financial Industries. Please read my original comment, which was comparing Google with other software companies.
  - kragen 15y ago
    If Google is a "software company", then so is Knight. (Morgan Stanley is, admittedly, a little more contentious.)