Based on my Googler and ex-Googler friends, and people they've met from around the country... * Google disrespects designers * Google disrespects founders of

Based on my Googler and ex-Googler friends, and people they've met from around the country... * Google disrespects designers * Google disrespects founders of acquired products/services * High-ups who hold meetings don't even recognize their lower-level managers who they have tasked with pulling unicorns out of their (lower-level manager) butts -- even after they've succeeded A friend of mine was a web manager who launched 2 or 3 MAJOR projects that got tons of press, in tons of languages, without nearly enough resources - and a certain Google Diva actually asked to have her removed from a relevant meeting to "cut down on guests" I can't wait for the Google hero worship to cease. (PS their NYC office is like a lab rat maze. Shiny colors, sad aura of compressed food pellets and crushed spirits.)