Ex-googler: While I think open allocation is toxic and the reason I left, the best way to get into one of these projects is to get Acquihired into it.
That said, obviously, many of those there are more than willing to do the dull work in exchange for the very nice perks and compensation. I just wasn't one of those people.
Ex-googler: While I think open allocation is toxic and the reason I left
I think you mean "closed allocation".
the best way to get into one of these projects is to get Acquihired into it.
Isn't that fucked up? What does it say about a company when it can't trust the people who've been there for years to do any of the real work and it, instead, buys mediocre talent at a panic price (typically $3-6 million per head) on the acq-hire market?
That said, obviously, many of those there are more than willing to do the dull work in exchange for the very nice perks and compensation. I just wasn't one of those people.