Not a big fan of Google here, but while they may kill your project in cold blood, I highly doubt they'd downsize you with it. The other part you should conside

Not a big fan of Google here, but while they may kill your project in cold blood, I highly doubt they'd downsize you with it. The other part you should consider is that Google and others of their whiteboarding ilk will likely pay you much more than other companies, except maybe finance. So if other factors don't prevent you, maybe it's worth jumping through the hoops for the pay upgrade.