Working there is a lot easier, as far as the amount of thinking, creativity, intelligence, etc required.Once at Google, youu2019ll likely find yourself slowly going nowhere on nothing in particular, while working long hours. That is, the work is usually pointless, meaningless, and irrelevant.On the flip side, once youu2019re hired, you can essentially coast for many years, while doing almost nothing. Also, the less drive/ambition you have, the less youu2019ll be affected by political games, an absence of promotions, being put on a crappy part of a legacy product, etc (ie, you wonu2019t really care when they try to waste your abilities, drown you in endless BS work, or try to have everything lead to a dead end).Youu2019d think at this point youu2019d be looked at unfavorably, but I kept noticing it was those who politicked or tried to coast that would receive promotions and large bonuses. That is, if youu2019re just about rising and making money, then if you find yourself doing actual work, you know youu2019re going to lose.Google doesnu2019t really get rid of low performers, so if coasting results in little to nothing being done, youu2019ll probably have nothing to worry about. That is, accusations of low performance are usually only made when management is trying to push someone out for other reasons (see them as a threat, donu2019t want to pay, want credit for something they did, etc).Eventually, after having done nothing for many years, youu2019ll likely have difficulties finding another job, as your skills will be out of date, however, those that want to coast usually have no plan on quittingu2023 ever.