One problem I've seen in big tech. companies (especially Google) is that most employees hate doing interviews, they think it's worthless and a waste of their ti

One problem I've seen in big tech. companies (especially Google) is that most employees hate doing interviews, they think it's worthless and a waste of their time. In a closed-allocation company (which Google is) you don't work for the company. You work for a manager, who decides whether you get to have a career there. This means that citizenship is worthless from a career perspective, unless the manager makes it a priority, which is unlikely (because what does a middle manager gain from citizenship work?). With Google's blind matching in addition, the people you interview are unlikely to end up on your team. Companies get exactly what they deserve when they create perverse incentives and then wonder why 9 in 10 people are playing politics instead of doing what's good for the company. If you let the manager unilaterally wreck a report's career, then people are going to work to play their managers rather than doing what's best for the company. So you get political behavior. Having said that, I would've loved to work with Rachel. I have a deep fascination and respect for responsible and involved people who can pull the weight of an entire team when everyone else ain't doing shit. I agree. Losing her was a huge loss for Google, and I hope her current venture does well.