For the concrete situation I mentioned above, they were in a part of Google that was profitable, but just not profitable enough. (The Google graveyard is going

For the concrete situation I mentioned above, they were in a part of Google that was profitable, but just not profitable enough. (The Google graveyard is going to have a lot more tombstones over the next couple months.) But, yeah: all other factors being equal, it's always better to join a company that's making money in the org that makes the most money.