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Re:Paul Buchheit on Joining Google, How to Become a Great En... by basejumping on Friday October 19, 2018 @01:28AM (#18254415)
From what I hear it's turning fairly intelligent to asshole
Re:Paul Buchheit on Joining Google, How to Become a Great En... by hknd on Friday October 19, 2018 @04:05AM (#18254954)
99% of people within FAANG are the most friendly people ever. E.g. for Google not being a dick is a hiring criteria (Googleyness).
Re:Paul Buchheit on Joining Google, How to Become a Great En... by borroka on Friday October 19, 2018 @04:48AM (#18255179)
> 99% of people within FAANG are the most friendly people ever

I worked at one the FAANG and I found in my team and some of the neighboring teams the most insecure, unfriendly, back-stabbing, conspiratorial bunch of technically semi-competent losers I ever had the displeasure of working with. Other people were competent, trustworthy, confident in themselves and thus enjoyable.

I also interviewed at other FAANGs and maybe the interviewers were all wonderful people, but I had a mixed experience. Some appeared to be ok, some definitely not. Very different experience from the parent's.

Re:Paul Buchheit on Joining Google, How to Become a Great En... by badpun on Friday October 19, 2018 @07:29AM (#18255893)
> I worked at one the FAANG and I found in my team and some of the neighboring teams the most insecure, unfriendly, back-stabbing, conspiratorial bunch of technically semi-competent losers I ever had the displeasure of working with.

I think a lot of people would enjoy a blog post elaborating on that experience (possibly under a pseudonym to protect you from vengeance).

Re:Paul Buchheit on Joining Google, How to Become a Great En... by borroka on Friday October 19, 2018 @10:16AM (#18256869)
I will, anonymously, in a few months. It's going to be good fun, both for the readers and for me.
Re:Paul Buchheit on Joining Google, How to Become a Great En... by hnaccy on Friday October 19, 2018 @04:23AM (#18255043)
>for Google not being a dick is a hiring criteria

Wonder what the false negative rate is?

Re:Paul Buchheit on Joining Google, How to Become a Great En... by ry_ry on Friday October 19, 2018 @04:40AM (#18255129)
Probably quite high.

Google's culture and hiring process is so well documented at this point, I suspect any suitably talented individual could appropriate some cultural fit.

Of the (current and former) googlers I know personally, they are a mixed bag but there are some traits that are more common. Self assurance and the uncanny ability to never be seen to be demonstrably incorrect are prevalent tbh - but that applies equally to most of the industry.

Re:Paul Buchheit on Joining Google, How to Become a Great En... by pvarangot on Friday October 19, 2018 @11:33AM (#18257415)
> the uncanny ability to never be seen to be demonstrably incorrect

I think that may be very easy to do, just state that everything you say is just a theory or your opinion... but this is just a theory.

Re:Paul Buchheit on Joining Google, How to Become a Great En... by hknd on Friday October 19, 2018 @05:14AM (#18255322)
I'm an interview at a FAANG company, and I did and will reject people if I have the feeling that they are not a cultural fit. (e.g. being a dick, arrogant, ...)
Re:Paul Buchheit on Joining Google, How to Become a Great En... by baccheion on Friday October 19, 2018 @02:44AM (#18254641)
Google has been riddled with a--holes since at least 2010.
Re:Paul Buchheit on Joining Google, How to Become a Great En... by tonyedgecombe on Friday October 19, 2018 @10:45AM (#18257045)
To be honest our whole industry has more than its fair share.