From the article: "That fast decisive action was refreshing, and such a contrast to the slow, secretive, bureaucracy at Microsoft. That speed and decisiveness a

From the article: "That fast decisive action was refreshing, and such a contrast to the slow, secretive, bureaucracy at Microsoft. That speed and decisiveness also reflects different approaches to hiring great people, building great products and serving customers well." I am really not trying to be disparaging to Google, but is this really true in Google's hiring practices in general? I know they can snap up big names in a hurry, which Microsoft has also done in the past, but from the outside looking in, it seems like their hiring process is slow and consensus based, and from what I hear, you don't even know what group you'll be working in until late in the process. For some people, that can look "slow, secretive, and bureaucratic". I'm not saying it's the wrong approach for Google, but it is what it is.