Does It Make Sense for Programmers to Move to the Bay Area?

Re:Does It Make Sense for Programmers to Move to the Bay Area? by tinbadtin on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @05:26PM (#13180255)

I have to agree with the OP, I know a few Googlers (my wife used to work there) who transferred from satellite offices (say Venice or NYC) to MTV and all of a sudden their careers took off. Generally, being physically there where the action is (HQ) seems to pay off for ones career.

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Re:Does It Make Sense for Programmers to Move to the Bay Area? by mooreds on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @06:25PM (#13180747)

One time I talked to a Google recruiter, and that was the message he conveyed. "Sure, you can work at a satellite office, but if you are interested in your career, Mountain View is where you want to be."

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Re:Does It Make Sense for Programmers to Move to the Bay Area? by WhitneyLand on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @09:29PM (#13181859)

Two caveats to that:

- I promise you that's only true as far as your project's priority. For example if Google Maps in Colorado is more important to the company, at the moment, than some other project at HQ, then working on that project at HQ is not better for your career.

- Remember a recruiter is a sales person. Some are honest, some will tell you what serves their own interest.

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Re:Does It Make Sense for Programmers to Move to the Bay Area? by xiphias on Thursday December 15, 2016 @04:06AM (#13183371)

All Google VPs are in MTV, it's not a secret inside Google that it's easier to get promoted there. Still, I'm perfectly happy in working at a satellite office.

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Re:Does It Make Sense for Programmers to Move to the Bay Area? by Hydraulix989 on Friday December 16, 2016 @12:38AM (#13191300)

Yes, I doubt the MTV recruiter gets commission if they have to hand you off to the satellite office recruiter instead.

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