Whatever culture they were trying to build with their interviewing approach, politics engagement and staff promotions, that is not a culture to aim for it turns out.
I would love to compare people who passed the old interviews and worked at old G, to the new ones, and just see what kind of culture, personality, and technical competency each side had. Then you get to see how those people shaped the company and how public opinion changed.
They don’t understand branding or trust, or if they do, they simply don’t care. The reputation for cancelling products to the point of untrustworthiness demonstrates this.
Google is a classic case of the fish rotting from the head down.