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helpyou840 · 2026-10-28T19:51:26.000Z

> its just a milestone to continue to maintain positive public sentiment and attract talent

Google’s talent is solid B tier in 2026. Better than IBM but worse than Microsoft and Amazon.

Even if Google had “talent” this talent wouldn’t be able to accomplish anything due to corporate politics.

kridsdale1 · 2026-10-28T22:26:58.000Z

I work at Google. My response to your comment would get me banned from HN.

tjwebbnorfolk · 2026-10-28T22:51:31.000Z

I worked at Google up until 2 months ago. In my exit survey, the #1 reason I left: "Bureaucracy"