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Re:Ask HN: Is Google still a cool place to work? by peacemaker on Friday August 31, 2012 @11:53AM (#4460200)
18 months? That's a problem if you have the bad fortune of being put on a project you don't enjoy. I've heard you have little to no say in the project you get assigned when you first join, is this true?
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Re:Ask HN: Is Google still a cool place to work? by DannyBee on Friday August 31, 2012 @01:20PM (#4460670)
No, while this was once true, this is no longer true at all. You should know exactly what team you will be working on before you ever get an offer.
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Re:Ask HN: Is Google still a cool place to work? by webspiderus on Friday August 31, 2012 @05:53PM (#4461848)
This is also not entirely accurate. I got my offer a good 5 months before I even knew which teams I had a chance to speak with before the allocation process, let alone before I knew which team I would be placed on.
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Re:Ask HN: Is Google still a cool place to work? by offer_today on Friday August 31, 2012 @01:53PM (#4460833)
That agrees with my experience. I got team information yesterday and expect an offer today.
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Re:Ask HN: Is Google still a cool place to work? by tazzy531 on Friday August 31, 2012 @04:02PM (#4461442)
My advice is reach out to the team and talk to the engineers on the team. Even meet up with them for a Google lunch.

This is the best way to align everyone's expectations.

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