YMMV. From what I hear from my Googler friends, It's all about the team/manager/project you land. Usually a good manager can spot pitfall projects from a mile

YMMV. From what I hear from my Googler friends, It's all about the team/manager/project you land. Usually a good manager can spot pitfall projects from a mile away and put you on a good path to a promotion. But only being good is not enough, you have to work on the right projects, have the right results and the right visibility. If those variables are not there you may go through a downward spiral that ends up in a PIP.