All these people talking about "Google changed, man" seem like they need to consider two points: 1) So did you. E.g. the commenter who was at Google for 9 year

All these people talking about "Google changed, man" seem like they need to consider two points: 1) So did you. E.g. the commenter who was at Google for 9 years. Do you not think you changed? You changed. It reminds me of right wing commentators who say "everything was so great in the 50s!". Sure it was, because you were a child! 2) Selection bias. You left. Of course if you take the people leaving, they'll be less happy with Google than the people who stay. Oh, and the "Of course, when you leave Google you have to write some kind of letter or rant". Ugh. So childish. No, you do not need an exit rant. And joke or not, this was an exit rant. > A 10% cut is pretty damn unfavorable, considering I was doing the same work on the same team So were all your colleagues working in offices outside the bay area. That was literally your "bay area bonus". You're being super spoiled and disrespectful.