Almost every perk at Google I had at Microsoft. One of the biggest things keeping me from being fully invested in securing a position at Google is knowing that the salary is approximately the same at Google while the cost of living in Silicon Valley is much higher. You may not think about salary (beyond having enough to do what you like) but it is a very real maker/breaker for me.
True. They also have one in Chicago. However, that doesn't mean you get to work on anything you want. Different teams are in different places and you usually get assigned to a team based on where you work.
Yeah, I heard that Google tries to colocate teams. I recommend that you ask Google what they do in Chicago and other locations that are acceptable to you. There might be something that interests you.
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Almost every perk at Google I had at Microsoft. One of the biggest things keeping me from being fully invested in securing a position at Google is knowing that the salary is approximately the same at Google while the cost of living in Silicon Valley is much higher. You may not think about salary (beyond having enough to do what you like) but it is a very real maker/breaker for me.
You don't need to move to Silicon Valley to work at Google. Google has a large engineering office a few miles away from Microsoft's Redmond campus.
Hell, Google even has an engineering office in Pittsburgh. And Google money goes a loooong way in western Pennsylvania.
True. They also have one in Chicago. However, that doesn't mean you get to work on anything you want. Different teams are in different places and you usually get assigned to a team based on where you work.
Yeah, I heard that Google tries to colocate teams. I recommend that you ask Google what they do in Chicago and other locations that are acceptable to you. There might be something that interests you.