> This other Googler likely already has a competing offer— that’s how he got promoted last year.
Source? I'm very skeptical this is true. I am not a huge fan of Google's promotion process but it isn't that bad.
Source? I'm very skeptical this is true. I am not a huge fan of Google's promotion process but it isn't that bad.
Joe Beda, one of the creators of Kubernetes, had a giant competing offering from Facebook. Turned it down to stay at Google, got some more freedom, and now we have Kubernetes (!).
If you look on Blind, there is plenty of discussion of using counter offers to force the promo process to work.
The promo process is fairly opaque, so there's no way someone would know if the committee or manager took a competing offer into account or if they "forced it".
It seems more likely they were qualified and the timing was coincidental with the competing offer.
Moreover, promo decisions are made by a committee of engineers who don't work with you -- they have no incentive to even care about your outside offer.
Is this public knowledge? Otherwise, I think it is uncool to talk about other people's situations on a public forum without their approval.