At first I was hesitant because of my failure the first two times I interviewed and the fact that I now have a house far from the office. Both times before, I thought I had actually done very good.
I decided to go through the process, though, because I would really like to work at Google all things being equal. In the end they offered me much better compensation and stock than my current job. However, my company countered with a new role, more money, and options.
In the end, I have decided to take the Google offer and at least try it.
Recently Google offered me a job.I was ecstatic as I was frustrated with the work at my current company and intrigued by the scale of the problems worked on at Google. This was my third attempt having interviewed previously while in Grad School without success.The Google offer is also a decent bump in compensation with a raise, GSUs, and bonus. However, the commute to Google is almost three...