Why Most Google Employees Quit After 1.3 Years (It Isn’t What You Expect)

Silicon Valley corporate culture and Google jobs have been a disaster for the human race. Yet, Google is still place everyone wants to work – so what’s going on? Here’s the answer according to Ex Google employees.

Google is the place everyone fantasizes about working at — where you get to sit in a lap of luxury with fancy meals and access to offices all over the globe.

There are massages, gyms, and bowling alleys. Not too shabby, eh? And to top it off, you’re surrounded by extremely smart people, with nearly 16% of Google employees holding PhDs.

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Research shows that it’s harder to get a Google job than it is to get into Harvard. Google is the holy grail of careers.

So why, then, do most Google employees only stay for about 1.3 years, according to Resume.io?

Here Are 4 Reasons Why Google Employees Quit Google Jobs

1. Google: The Ultimate Validation

No matter what your dream is, it eventually becomes your baseline.

According to former Google workers, once they have checked the box of working at the company, they’re already on the prowl for their next big conquest.

Ken Waks landed a job at Google at 24 years old and launched the company on TikTok after leaving.

According to him, 9–5 jobs, especially Google, have a “perk trap” that sucker you into unpaid overtime or robs your paycheck.

For instance, Google’s three fancy meals are only available if you come in early in the morning and stay for dinner past 6:30 pm.

2. Google Jobs: Promotion Hamster Wheel

One thing we’ve always liked about crypto is that it liberates you from the daily grind. It unlocks financial freedom if you invest wisely and gets you thinking outside the box.

In stark contrast, Google suffocates creativity, as revealed by Software Engineer Michael Lynch in a blog post.

The Google promotion committee consists of wishy-washy bureaucratic pencil pushers who made it impossible for him to get promoted.

They insisted on seeing Lynch complete a project before deciding to promote him. However, Michael was constantly interrupted by Google, which kept assigning him new projects before he could finish the current ones.

So, basically, Michael was screwed. Google corporate culture is office politics at its finest.

3. Google is a Religion

People say crypto is a religion. They might be right for some of us.

But Google and big tech, in general, are much more of a religious cult.

53% of employees say their job at Google is stressful. Former insider accounts, like Michael Lynch’s, paint a picture of a cultish dedication that leaves no room for a life beyond the ‘plex.

And when you finally hit your limit, the descent into despair is all too real. His account in his blog:

“A few months later, Google made headlines when they ended their long-standing tradition of giving lavish holiday gifts to all of their employees. Instead, they used the gift budget to buy a̴d̴v̴e̴r̴t̴i̴s̴i̴n̴g̴ ̴d̴i̴s̴g̴u̴i̴s̴e̴d̴ ̴a̴s̴ ̴c̴h̴a̴r̴i̴t̴y̴ Chromebooks for underprivileged schoolchildren.”

— Michael Lynch

4. Google Jobs: Upside-Down Talent Funnel

The media believes computer science will land you 6 figures instantly with great job security in Silicon Valley. And universities buy into this thought as well.

The narrative is fed by large companies supposedly claiming a talent shortage and that they “simply can’t hire fast enough.”

This is passed down to gullible high school students, current college students thinking, “Oh, talent shortage, that means it’ll be SUPER easy to get a high-paying job.” Thus, they flood the universities.

The problem is… when big tech says there is a talent shortage, they don’t allude to a true talent shortage. There is WAY MORE than enough talent out there.

These companies actually mean talent who can think algorithmically and has a true passion for computer science. They participate in hackathons/competitions, code in their free time, take algorithm design courses, challenge themselves, and just ‘get it.’

If that isn’t you, you might not make it in a Google job.

Final Thought: Google Jobs Are Only Sustainable In Short-Term

Google reminds me of my Army Candidate School training: expect rejection, but once you’re in, prove yourself always and surpass expectations.

It’s a corporate climb that never stops, with no end in sight.

Google is only a long-term job for a select few people. Besides, money shouldn’t be everything. As crypto has done for us, it should unlock more time and more freedom,

The moral of the story? Life’s too short to stick around in one place for too long.

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