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It doesn’t say anything about what it is to actually work at Google. Maybe rephrase to working in HR sucks. I doubt this person even worked at MTV. I worked at Google and it is an amazing place to work at (beercart Friday!) the only reason I left is because living in the Bay Area sucks.

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So, the single example that you reach for when describing google as an amazing place to work is "beercart Friday?"

Yes the bar at Google is very high and after busting my ass all week solving ridiculously hard problems having someone drop a cold beer and nachos on my desk on a Friday afternoon shows that Google takes employee satisfaction very seriously

I'm not sure about your exact experience (it looks like you're young), but that's quite common, at least in relatively young companies.

Nachos and beer, or food in general, doesn't show anything special, since the cost to the company is negligible (compare it to your salary). One could even argue the opposite - that such conditions are part of a precise PR strategy targeted towards a certain demographic.

Cant tell if sarcasm

Kyragem is channeling Ken M

Poe's Law

The finest sarcasm in this thread.

>HR sucks

Yes.

>living in the Bay Area sucks

Where'd you move to? I'm at the "trying out South Bay" stage, next I'm going to try downtown SF but after that I'm curious where people generally go. I was considering Vietnam and doing the remote work thing.

I went back to Europe and live in Switzerland now. Much happier here than there.

Why are you happier in Switzerland?

For one, he's not worried about getting shot and smelling urine and feces on the way to work.

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