Google's problem isn't that they are paying too much. It is that they aren't effectively using the talent they have. They have a bunch of extremely talented pro

Google's problem isn't that they are paying too much. It is that they aren't effectively using the talent they have. They have a bunch of extremely talented problem solvers that can make the same $500k total compensation working at any other large tech company, but they are stuck writing protobufs and yamls all day. While once nimble, in the recent decades Google has become saddled with bureaucracy and politics.