<![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too - Valleywag Comments]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too - Valleywag Comments]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> i really think GOOGLE should look into matters like this. if there isn't a process to file complaints at the workplace (and clearly that seems to be true in this case).... then people really need to pay attention to these types of complaints. it seems like a large number of people seem to have issues with this one particular manager, and if she's so manipulative that she can alter the truth to HER managers, then it's clear that her direct reports have no other way of seeking help if they happen to have her as a manager.
also, it's interesting to note that not only is the fake linkedin profile deleted, but her original linkedin profile under 'tracy lee-blumberg' seems to have vanished as well. i think she might have just changed her name on her profile so that people who google'd 'tracy lee-blumberg' would see the criticism on sites like this but not the link to her profile on a professional networking site and thus can't make the discovery that it's in fact the SAME person. it seems that someone would only do that if the comments made were true, otherwise what to do you have to fear? yet she changed her name. tracy lee-blumberg is one twisted manager.

allstar444

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> From what I gather, Tracy Lee-Blumberg needs to go. Her time is up. She's conveniently preggers now as well.

The people she 'silences' and threatens are absolutely not 'under performers'....
They all have Ivy League educations, work tirelessly at their core job, are incredibly intelligent, passionate and talented. Maybe Tracy is threatened by them. Maybe she really is just a bitch. Maybe she is threatened by them AND a bitch.

But I've also heard the horror stories and it's shocking that she's been able to get away with this.

If she find out that you are working on a great project or something similar, she will cut you down if you didn't tell her first.

She absolutely plays the favorites game. It's sickening. Either she loves you or hates you. I've noticed that she only favors those who KISS HER ASS. And those who embody her 'cheerleader' philosophy.
(Example: Tracy and a few managers from the MV office went to visit other managers located at a remote office. They discussed business plans, how to work better across the offices, etc. When asked how the trip went, the other managers she went with unanimously said "Horrible. No one listened. The managers we visited don't like being told what to do. Understandably so, but nothing got accomplished. If we were to give ourselves a grade for how well we did that day, we'd get an "F."

When Tracy was asked the SAME question, How'd it go?.....She said " Excellent! Wonderful. It was SO productive. We had such a great time. I love it there!"

FAKE much?

She also is great at getting people to divulge their personal lives to her and then cutting those people DOWN. I know someone who did that and she used it against them. I won't go into the specifics but she basically blackmailed him by using private info. he had told her in confidence. So much for confidentiality.

She also lies. A lot. About everything. Don't want to go into specifics, but different people who both reported to her during the same quarter were told completely opposite and divergent things about the same question.

Ironically, she always prefaces her meetings by saying: "I want the cards facing up on the table. NO surprises. I like to know everything."

For all the googlers and nooglers out there: Be careful. And proceed with caution.

Blogger299

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> spacemonkey2 is right on the money.
agreed, tlee (aka tracy lee-blumberg) is not only twisted as space monkey points out, and despised as america points out, but also manipulative. I also know several people directly managed by her and I can honestly say it's all seriously (and unfortunately for those who have the misfortune of reporting to her) TRUE.

She once told someone that if they continued to eat lunch with the same person (this person's best friend at work), they would have trouble advancing.
She also tends to go behind everyone's back and hates if you happen to land a proejct on your own. She once ruined someone's chances at participating on a project because he found the opportunity on his own and not through her. (read: she wants credit for any glory that might take place).

Most of us wonder what she does all day long. She "says" she's open to criticism, yet everyone agrees that she will kill you and your firstborn if you even think about giving her feedback. Hyprocritical much?

We wonder how she has been able to advance in her career from CSR to Associate Manager and there's only possible explanation:

1. She has SILENCED anyone who could potentially give her a bad review (which are clearly true as verified by numerous people here) by
a. Threatening them (which she can easily do as their manager)
b. Making them paranoid by constantly pulling them into conference rooms for 'impromptu' meetings that are not scheduled on calendar to 'talk' but in reality she just precedes to berate them.

2. Manage her 'perception' to her bosses, in a manipulative way

a. Her direct reports are not talking to HER manager and so they are completely unaware and clueless as to how horrible her managerial skills are.
b. The only info they have to go on is what she tells them (and she's EXCELLENT at twisting a story to favor her) and her own perf reviews (she hand selects who will write what and edits it so it looks good)

3. Her day to day management goes unchecked. Managers and associate managers at GOOG are trusted to do their job well, so if you get stuck with her, you're pretty much screwed.

as for the guy who wanted a picture...she sort of looks like jodie foster (a less attractive version, much much less attractive).

Basically, she can't be trusted. I would avoid her at all costs if you care about your sanity and sense of well being. And especially if you care about your work.

Veracity544

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> Yeah, basically my guess is that JiminyCricket is either a manager in that department or a friend of Tracy Lee Blumberg's because they seem very vested in defending her reputation.

I happen to know this "TLee" (as they call her) and know of a few people who have been managed directly by her in the past.

Basically, everything that has been said about her management style is completely true. I have heard absolute horror stories about her intentionally cutting employees down in reviews (she has even made some people cry based on what later turned out to be bogus pretenses). The people she cuts down are by no means 'low performers' - in fact all of them have been ivy league grads, who work a ton of over time at the company, and are highly intelligent.

From what I gather - "TLee" basically discriminates against employees based on whether they kiss up to her or not, or buy into her philosophy that acting like a cheerleader is an indication of a person's potential in the business world... She believes that she has some authority to scrutinize people's personalities, facial expressions, she even pulled one person in to her office to tell them that if their posture didn't improve they would have problems advancing in the future.

There are so many stories I could tell - however in the interest of protecting her victims its probably best that I don't.

Be assured - this manager is definitely twisted.

spacemonkey2

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> i can confirm she is despised (Tracy Lee- Blumberg)

america123

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> Also, if you read the comments, the pseudo linkedin profile, etc... I think it's pretty evident that more than a few people AGREE with this person, so I think that makes him credible. And if more people knew about valleywag, I guarantee there'd be more nods of agreement. In my experience, where there's one complaint, there's a whole herd. TRUST me.

And why does this person have to be a jackass? Maybe, and more likely, this person will go on to be a great manager that operates in a style very opposite to the one he experienced, making him successful and well-liked. Doesn't the old adage state that if you have a bad experience, it builds character and makes you stronger so that next time you will have a much better experience that would not have happened had you not suffered before?

Hawaii1935

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> @JiminyCricket: Just because someone whines about a bad manager does not indicate that they were a low performer. Is not possible to have a bad experience when you're performing well? I think this happens often, especially at a company like Goog where everyone wants to be a superstar. I know a lot of people who were excelling, getting stellar reviews, and were still held back by poor managers. It happens everywhere, not just Google. Managers that simply suck. That always say 'no' when someone who is doing really well wants to work on another project that they truly deserve. That's not to say there aren't great managers out there. But we don't know anything about this person's performance or history.
I doubt that is the real reason anyways and even if it was, there is no excuse for a manager that sucks. I know someone who didn't perform well one quarter but still had a great relationship with their manager b/c his manager was GOOD and had excellent communication skills. I feel like this person's experience is authentic.

Hawaii1935

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> Wow. A couple of unhappy campers can sure make a lot of noise. There are some definite problems with some of the "facts" from the original poster, but those have been, by and large, remedied by other users.

I think that a lot of this commentary in this thread lacks perspective. I interact a lot with people who come in from other companies, as I myself did, who have great things to say about not only these jobs for the "fresh grads" but also for the organization that houses both AdWords and AdSense. "Good jobs laying a meaningful foundation for a meaningful career," and "a well run organization" are by far the more common sentiments that I hear and have observed. Is there craziness and chaos more often than we'd like sometimes? Yes. Is this a poorly run organization, absolutely not.

Of course there are unhappy people, but internal happiness surveys suggest people are still pretty darn happy to work here. Who do you all think Fortune Magazine is interviewing anyway?

On bad managers - Of course there are bad managers. We have hundreds of them. Some suck, but overwhelmingly, the culture rewards people for developing and taking care of their people and as I've seen first hand, punishes those who do not treat their people as precious resources. For the record Stacy Brown-Philpot is among the best managers (recently moved from sales finance to OSO)

On the topic of rigorous interviews - it's one thing to claim a misrepresentation, but it's entirely another to suggest the interviews should not be rigorous. The group does A LOT more than "just answer emails" and drives many activities that deliver real value to users, advertisers, and to our bottom line. It's because the group has hired very bright, highly motivated people that thousands have made great impacts and been given increased responsibility and increased growth opportunities.

My hunch is that the poster was a low performer, struggled with that diagnosis, and then became toxic. Clearly he/she had a bad experience, but probably the king reason is because he was a low performer. One thing I've noticed about low-performers: they gravitate toward one another and can generate a lot of negativity very quickly. Exhibit A.

One thing I am certain about: The jackass who started this thread will one day look back and regret being one of the unlucky few who lacked understanding on how to use this role as a platform for great things. Guarantee it.

JiminyCricket

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> working at google is sweet. and pretty much the best option out there in this day and age.

googleguy415

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> I think Google need to look into stuff like this. They should have a dept. to just check on blogs etc to see what their hard workers have to say about working there. If those complains are valid this is a big problem.

Those startup companies had the fun environment to begin with. Bring your dog to work, have few drinks for lunch, video games for Fridays. And making lots of money by just doing that. Now the easy time is gone. What are startups going to do when their companies going to do at the mature stage of business?

nhw

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> @Google girl 123- I think it's more than just one person spreading the "lies" which aren't lies at all. I also worked under Tracy Lee-Blumberg and support the others who said she's a horrible manager. I'm not taking away from your positive experience with her, although I'm sure you indulged her fakeness and irresponsible management style to get ahead and get good perfs from her.
Luckily I got to switch teams and now work with an awesome manager.
But it was AWFUL when I was reporting to her. She was completely and outrageously
the worst manager on the team.

googleguy415

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> You people can always come here and work as parking valets for
all the millionaires on these islands.

fromparadise

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> agreed. especially about the difference between engineers and adwords crew.
engineers get to travel, work autonomously, and get paid much much more.
plus they work at main campus (think: where the dinosaur is, where sergey and larry's offices are, where the volleyball court and good old charlies cafeteria is).

adwords has moved to crittenden which is pretty far (a 10 minute bike ride) away.
so those kids don't even get the perks of working at main campus (which is the real draw of accepting this job anyway)

and with the recent SF office opening up. i heard they don't have a cafeteria. and besides some sweet views, it is really paltry compared to main headquarters.
adworders are treated like second class citizens esp. since there is no real skill needed except having "excellent customer service." which is pathetic.

and the hoops they make you jump through to get even that measly position is ridiculous: an intensive worksheet, numerous phone interviews, writing samples, and a grueling 5 hour interview on site with 6-7 top managers. plus it takes over 3 months.

techwhiz212

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> @tengallonhero:
I hadn't thought about it that way, but you are right. It would be like taking the most amazing digital animation artist, and offering him a job in Disney Animation, only to find out he is just working guest service at the Animation Station attraction at Disney's California Adventure.

I totally get it now.

Cattra

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> Google recruiters are out of touch. This 20% project concept is a thing of the past yet they still promote it as if it exists. Recent survey (Googlegeist) shows that most people don't even have a 5% project since they're working overtime on their primary project. Nothing really innovative has come from within in the past few years. Most of the stuff is just maintenance.

There's a 70/20/10 initiative, meaning 70% of the resources are spent on ads. Not surprisingly most of the new hires work on ads. Maintenance. Bug fixes. Fun. Most of the Adwords and Adsense managers are young kids who have had little work and management experience and the code base is absolutely hideous. In fact most of the engineers from Google ads are some of the worst engineers I've ever worked with. The only reason why they're keeping their job is because Google needs them to be around. I don't even want to get into ad PMs. They are very territorial and very unpleasant to work with.

Thank god I vested and left before the implosion.

Hans Cardinal

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> el_googlo: being able to hire from good schools has little to do with quality of the job and much more about that stock price. Lets see how far those free lunches and 20% time go when the stock price is going down. The next hot tech company down the street starts looking mighty enticing. .

xyahoo

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> Google recruited for AdWords/Sense at my college last year and they totally dress up what you'll be doing. It took a lot of grilling, on my part, to get to what the job really was about. Fortunately, I heard back from my top choice job before I got too far into the process. Maybe many of my classmates with wall street jobs might disagree but I think 45k right out of school is pretty damn good. Especially for liberal arts majors. But given how fucking mindnumbing the job really is, I still wouldn't want to work there.

Oh No I Di'n't.

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> i like working here, but maybe that's cuz i'm an engineer.
thank god for being a nerd.

techwhiz212

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> stacy brown philpot works in finance, which is still OSO...
i don't think this person mentioned that the managers were only in AdWords, but just said 'bad managers' in general.

techwhiz212

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> I use to work in the department mentioned in this article. Don't work there any more but I can tell you that the job is actually far more involved then pumping out a few emails and answering calls. It is an exceptionally demanding role for the pay but with extremely limited potential for true advancement.

The department is run in a pretty disgusting way - its incredible really. Especially since one of these 'kids' could be in charge of millions of dollars coming into Google but themselves making 45, 000 a year. Too bad the economy is so tough right now. If it wasn't - well lets just say people wouldn't stick around for more than a couple of months before moving on. As it is most people there just stick around long enough to move on to graduate school...

spacemonkey2

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> @tengallonhero: that was not the person i was referring to...

el_googlo

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> Tracy Lee-Blumberg was my manager for over a year at Google. I found her to be very approachable and easy to work with. I learned a lot from her and enjoyed having her as my manager. She is pretty well liked on our team. Interesting how one person can so blatantly spread lies about someone - what kind of loser has that much spare time? What I've noticed at Google is the increase in spoiled fresh out of college idiots like the person quoted in this article - they come into a customer support job and expect to be paid as well as an engineer hired from MIT.

GoogleGirl123

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> @ the whining author of this post:
hahahaha.
Are you fucking serious?
Let me guess... You thought that when you graduated from (insert name of ivy-league waste of money here) you'd have every fortune 500 company tripping over each other to hire you and you'd be making Tiger Woods-type money inside of a year.

Sorry your starry eyed optimism(read:cockiness) didn't last more than the 6 months since you graduated. But guess what: You aren't all that. Google is still a better company to work for than 99% of the others you'll find out there (in Silicon Valley or out), and you are going to WISH you were working for managers like the ones you mentioned once you quit Google and get a "real" job.
What I'm saying, in case you can't follow, is that Google isn't perfect but trust me when I tell you, you are fucking lucky to have a job there.

reemjob

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> @el_googlo: Consider that your personal positive experience with Google is not admissible as evidence that any negative claims are false. On the other hand, our negative experiences with Google point to an undeniable pattern -- perhaps a pattern that only affects an area of the company other than your own.

tengallonhero

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> @el_googlo re: "How do you know this person is full of it? because one of the persons he listed doesn't even work on Adsense or Adwords - never has."

I never said he worked in AdSense or AdWords.

DSS is under OSO, which the latter "O" of which is the big bad support wing. The person I mentioned does in fact directly oversee and recruit support staff. I didn't mention what software is being supported, because that staff supports other tools, some of which are internal tools that may be confidential.

In fact, the offenses committed by the person I mentioned and by his division of the company are in many ways *more* extreme than those referred to in the Valleywag article, because they not only dupe top talent into working in CSR roles, they dupe top *engineering* talent into working in CSR roles. These new grads don't have the liberal arts degrees mocked by previous commenters -- they have engineering and CS degrees. Managers like this abuse the recruiting allure of Google to trick these kids into working crap jobs.

How do you know el googlo is still drinking the kool-aid? Because he's defending them via inaccurate ad hominem attacks, rather than addressing the issue at hand.

tengallonhero

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> @Kounji: 45K won't even get you a decent apartment in that shit hole Mountain View. Good luck living in swankier Palo Alto and don't even bother driving through Atherton.

bgj

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> (disclaimer: I don't work on either group mentioned)

How do you know this person is full of it? because one of the persons he listed doesn't even work on Adsense or Adwords - never has.

In the past 3 years I've hired many people from elite I banks or consultancies (the McKinsey, BCGs, Goldmans, etc.) and from b-schools (H/S/W). The ones that I have lost have gone to grad school or moved for family reasons.

Looks like this person just found some directory somewhere and pulled names... no mention of projects, or specific instances: very swift-boaty

el_googlo

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> @tengallonhero: Yeah that is kind of lame, I'm pretty sure you didn't want to answer phones all day. Sides a startup is way better anyway, cause its a smaller nit group and you make much more in general. Congrats on that

Kounji

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> 45k out of college and all the benefits. Seriously dude, quit and let me have your job.

Kounji

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> also @QADude: I did leave, and I'm happily working in a startup :) Most of my friends have also left.

tengallonhero

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> @QADude: while you're absolutely right about SV misrepresenting jobs in their descriptions, I think dressing up a CSR role as a dev role is pretty extreme -- that's what Google did to me.

tengallonhero

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> @tengallonhero: What Google does is pretty much business as usual in SV. Most companies lie about themselves in every way possible to sucker people to join a sinking ship, or a job where it sucks. At some point, what goes around comes around, and even Google will have trouble finding people eventually.

I'm sure anyone who's been in SV long enough has been through at least one job that shall we say "wasn't as advertised". I've had my share, and I voted with my feet.

If you're that unhappy, then leave and find something else. They wanted to work at Google because it's perceived as a hot and trendy place to work. That's why I say STFU, now drink the koolaid or leave.

QADude

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> Agreed with tengallonhero - to everyone saying "stfu you spoiled brats", keep in mind that the low base pay was negotiated because benefits and work perks were factored into it. Once the benefits (like free snacks, once great, now just bulk granola) and work perks dissappear, what happens? You're left iwht a measly base salary, as google pulls out the rug from under your feet.

I worked for one of google's crucial operations teams, and my manager's last job was working at a fishstore. How he got in, I do not know. He started out swapping hardware, and since he did not know much linux or have any tech skills, he became a manager.

He was widely viewed as incompetent by the entire team, and there was *one* promotion that was slotted for the team (another pet peeve - promotions were given out as a slotted quota per team, vs. merit based). That one promotion, the manager gave to his cousin who was good with people, but couldn't code or troubleshoot worth a damn. THe more senior people who were more deserving of the promotion were told that they didnt' have enough coding experience! Wtf. Google has great talent, smart people, and the people on the floor are energetic, good people, and are awesome to work with. The management ruins it all though, which is why I left.

kertong

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> I've heard that Univ. of Maryland and San Jose State are considered "prestige" schools at Google because that's where Sergey and Omid went, respectively. Imagine going to real school and then having to work for someone who went to SJSU....

Rock tha Hizzee

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> To all the commenters saying "stfu and stop whining": the thing you're missing is the false advertising on Google's part.

Google doesn't tell you when you're going through their intense and selective recruiting process that your job is going to be crap. Google managers like Paul Carff *specifically* make plans to dress up the job descriptions of what are essentially CSR positions, to lure top talent from top universities. Where they do mention CSR-type work, it's often called a "minor" or "infrequent" part of the job.

And regardless of the position, if you're accepting something on the order of 0.01 percent of applicants like Google is, and you're asking the kinds of quantitative+creative interview questions for which they're known, you are GOING to get a lot of intelligent, highly talented people. Lying to these people and putting them in dead-end positions is a recipe for disaster, which is why Google Support has such incredibly quick turnover.

You have to realize that high-caliber recent college grads are probably friends with lots of other high-caliber recent college grads. This means that, when they get lured across the country to the Bay and end up in a crappy CSR job they didn't sign up for, while their friends get much more appropriate roles in companies like Bain, Salesforce, and McKinsey, they aren't happy about it -- and they shouldn't be.

tengallonhero

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> Just goes to show that money, breeding, and the Ivy leagues are still running the show. These whiney kids need to learn that if you want to fuck with the eagles, you gotta learn to fly. Everyone gets shit on the first few years at a big company. Get over it. If you are jealous of the well-connected, then get social, connect yourself. Don't just sit there and be a troll. Stop being a human being and be a human doing.

Cattra

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> The best thing about the fake Blumberg Linkedin profile is the section that lists who else's profile viewers looked at.

bbucy

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> Man, this convinces me that Google is hella cheap (and that takes into account the free cafeteria)... Pay people crap because of the "resume value" of Goog and thank me for the favor. And watch Marissa count her ducats. Lame.

techgurl

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> @QADude: Um... the school someone comes from doesn't make them smarter or better. First of all, you may not know how they got into the school in the first place. A good manager will remain a good leader. It shouldn't and won't matter where they get their degree from.

Grade inflation makes people coming out of certain schools look like geniuses. So those who came from the "vanguard" landing 45k and who are complaining are fools.

Fidel on the Roof

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> @cowsandmilk:

i can't recall glorified CSRs making more than 25-30k in the valley. all the google glamor and they're still complaining? last i recall my cafeteria wasn't free, my latters weren't free, i didn't get a christmas tree with free ipods underneath for anyone to take and i didn't get a free all inclusive trip to disneyland.

yeah sweating it out in an air conditioned office building off google campus in mtn view answering phones for 45k sure sounds tough.

Alaska Miller

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> What a maroon! You can't get a BA/BS from a community college!

And just what does an "e-lite" school entitle you to do? Not a hell of a lot! When graduated from an "e-lite" school, I was just some snot nosed little brat that just got out of grad school with no experience and less common sense!

My e-lite" MBA did little but inflate my "e-lite" ego. Reality check! So what if you make $45K, you worthless little bastard! Get to work and quit whining! Pay your dues and you'll get your opportunity.

When I hire some one who turns out to be like I was...I give them the most menial job to start, as was done to me. If they suck it up and do a great job, they've earned my respect and better things. If they don't, let them perish and leave!

TheBloviator

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> @Alaska Miller: except that google doesn't pay better than what those people could be making other places. Google pays worse. The Google adwords jobs are among the easiest to get. I knew at least 5 kids who applied for that as their "safety job" in case they couldn't get a decent one.

cowsandmilk

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> @corncat: An associate's in how to not get married.

SVreader

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> Now this is some god dirt. This guy actually names names --- yippee!

sggrf

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> @corncat: A BA/BS degree from school so bad that it would be considered equivalent to a community college.

$45K with those benefits, first job out of college and they're complaining? STFU and look for something better then...

QADude

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> What is a "community college bachelor degree"?

corncat

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> @yawnster: Shutup... the wannabes have to go somewhere, and better Google than the next Google.

sample032

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> Check out the fake Tracy Lee Blumbergs on LinkedIn.

She IS hated.

LongAgoYahoo

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> Sheesh, so many complaints. If you dont want to work for Google get out. That company on your curriculum vitae will open doors for you.

45k is good money just for that position and with all the benefits Google employees get, its still a lot of money. What the hell do you guys do there anyway? Surf all day? Reply to emails? Drink free lattes? Eat free sushi?

mandarin

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> Will some kind Googler please e-mail Valleywag her "moma" photo post haste?
Thanks.

theclutch

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> @SFJoe: Any woman in Silicon Valley can tell you that they're not surprised.

Rock tha Hizzee

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> Interesting that the supposed "bad" managers are all female.

SFJoe

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> What I'm hearing is "Wah, wah, my job isn't perfect!" If you don't like your job, find a different one that your apparently fragile psyche can handle.

cfinke

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> with so many people underwater now on options, things will only get worse. say hello to the new yahoo!

jashed

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> LOL

What a bunch of whining pricks. Adsense/Adwords account associates are just clueless kids from 'elite' universities such as CSU Northridge with lib arts degrees.

Answer phones for 4 hours, reply emails for 4 hours, and then they go home. Well, hey, your job can easily be replaced by macaque monkeys but the only reason not to is because Google has a modicum of respect for scamming its customers by using native English speakers.

You're working as CSR agent for Google in a non-sweatshop like atmosphere with all the perks of an engineer and more money than you're suppose to earn.

Get a grip.

Alaska Miller

]]> <![CDATA[Googlers vent: Working here sucks, too]]> I don't even know why people still wants to go to google.
The easy money has been done, all you will get by joining now is a tiny paycheck and millionaire cubemates because they were at the right place at the right time 5 years ago.

yawnster

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