There's a (semi)famous Googler in one particular area. I had a buddy who worked with him years ago at a different company and took over a project after he left.

There's a (semi)famous Googler in one particular area. I had a buddy who worked with him years ago at a different company and took over a project after he left. There was nothing written after nearly a year - the guy either couldn't or wouldn't code anything, and now he's a well known Googler. Obviously there are extremely talented people there, but there are some bozos mixed in too.