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Comment by rburhum | Hacker News Reader

It almost makes me want to write an article that says "why I have zero interest in working at Google"

With all due respect, it sounds like your article would be full of pre-conceived ideas since you have never worked at Google. At least those who quit have lived it and know for themselves. (And someone else's experience might be quite different if he had been in that person's shoes.)

What makes you think his lack of interest has anything to do with Google? He might have more interesting opportunities to pursue.

I don't want to work at Google simply because I don't want to work that hard.

Well, this is where you are wrong. I have worked in the core team at several multi-billion dollar companies (e.g. Microsoft, NVIDIA, etc) and have received job offers to lead teams from other similar companies (including the one you mention and one of their fiercest competitor).

With all due the respect, your assumption that it would be full of pre-concieved ideas is simply wrong. I just have anti-bodies that fully reject the Kool-Aid and the cult-level fanboyism that is so common around these companies.

So, you indeed have never worked at Google.

>> you have never worked at Google

> this is where you are wrong

So, have you ever worked at Google?

«common around these companies»

The fact you assume it is common at Google is, exactly, a pre-conceived idea.

Or you’re like me and can’t solve graph problems quickly enough to pass HC and couldn’t anyway.

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