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Re: Why I loved working at Google

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Post by rwallace » Fri, Sep 27, 2013, 4:19 AM UTC

pocketstar wrote: post #5

"Google is the home to world-class engineers working on the world’s hardest problems". World-class engineers: true. World's hardest problems: false. Unless google has a secret space program, cold-fusion reactor, cure for cancer, desalination, etc... Perhaps I am naive but monetizing searches, email and other things doesn't count as any of the world's hardest problems.

Self-driving cars could make a big dent in the ongoing loss of a million lives a year to road accidents. As far as I'm concerned, that's up there in the category of things you listed.

Re: Why I loved working at Google

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Post by Helianthus » Fri, Sep 27, 2013, 4:43 AM UTC

asdfprou wrote: post #50

Helianthus wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>I don't see why there is a reason to etch the flaws out in everything. Then you will forever be a terrible engineer. We seek out flaws! And I want you to consider that your internship has been a product as much as it is an opportunity for you. Your employer is not your friend.

Thank you for dropping the bitter tone. >I don't see why there is a reason to etch the flaws out in everything. >> Then you will forever be a terrible engineer. We seek out flaws! I understand and fully embrace this! As hard as it is to believe, I choose when to and not to be a cynic. However, I've found that I often focus too much on the negatives at times and need to brighten up. > And I want you to consider that y…

>Thank you for dropping the bitter tone.

I didn't.

>I ABSOLUTELY agree with this. In my mind Google did a damn good job of it. But why point this out specifically?

Because it's your blind spot. Because it makes you a liar. More loyal to Google than you are to your engineering experience.

You didn't say anything about what you coded.

Show us some code, asdfprou. Did Google make you a better coder?

You still believe that _your_ cute little experience is worth "[encouraging] others to consider having that experience for themselves as well."

SHEEPLE don't have anything to worry about. No one's learned your lesson. You assumed that it was given in your first paragraph.

That's why I put this in terms of this blog post's unimportance. No one is paying attention!

>All I'm trying to do with this post is encourage others to consider this opportunity for themselves as well.

But you don't even display knowledge of what that opportunity is. Is it an opportunity to make blog posts like yours? To have a good in-route with Google after your senior year?

You're actually the precise example of what Google wants: young engineers excited about working at Google.

And you have no opinion on what Google is.

Re: Why I loved working at Google

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Post by epsylon » Fri, Sep 27, 2013, 12:46 PM UTC

dumitrue wrote: post #18

cpprototypes wrote: post #12

Most of the articles and blog posts about Google are about Mountain View. Does anyone know if the satellite offices are good? I think I've read some good things about New York, but haven't heard much about any others.

The Los Angeles office is right by Venice Beach, in a beautiful setting. It's a mid-sized office (~500 employees according to http://venice.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/silicon-beach... ) in the same time-zone as Mountain View and a less than 1h flight to the mothership should you need to go there. Unlike the main office, most people don't have to choose between commuting from SF or living in Mountain View, becau…

> Venice/Santa Monica

I bet you have a few surfers there! I'd kill to work next to the beach. Nothing beats a good early morning surf session. (Figuratively, of course)

Re: Why I loved working at Google

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Post by guyzero » Tue, Oct 01, 2013, 10:47 PM UTC

asdfprou wrote: post #46

guyzero wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, you certainly can't form an opinion in three months. Sorry OP, your opinion is almost certainly wrong.

You formed an opinion about my post and my experience in around 5 minutes. Does this mean your opinion about my opinion is almost certainly wrong as well? Snide comments aside, thanks for reading!

My sarcasm was actually intended to indicate that opinions can never be "wrong" in some objective sense as they represent subjective experience. The notion that your opinion can't be valid because you worked for "only" three months is nonsensical. People who worked for Google for a day have opinions as valid as anyone else's.