Why I Quit Google’s WebAssembly Team, and How It Made Me Sick

Re:Why I Quit Google’s WebAssembly Team, and How It Made Me ... by Beaver117 on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @01:44PM (#31343352)

Xooglers aren't just handed jobs. They still have to pass interviews, and have to live up to a higher expectation because of their background. Stress and medical issues still affect them too.

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Re:Why I Quit Google’s WebAssembly Team, and How It Made Me ... by question_away on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @02:27PM (#31343912)

Are we really going to pretend that Xooglers struggle landing jobs in tech? Relative to what the average software engineer goes through, they are "handed jobs".

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Re:Why I Quit Google’s WebAssembly Team, and How It Made Me ... by kcplate on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @11:08PM (#31348848)

> have to live up to a higher expectation because of their background

So you think their background doesn’t give them a leg up in recruiting, interviewing, or hiring, but once they are hired they have to live up to a higher expectation?

Sorry, but they get preference and deference all the way through the process. I have seen it first hand. Also, employers should have high expectations of former Google employees, they are supposed to be the brightest of the bunch.

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