[sowbug]

I wouldn't say it's easier to get promoted in the sense that the work is easier. A company with 85,000 employees needs a lot of managers (who themselves need managers, and so on), so there's definitely demand. But that demand need not change the stringency of the job requirements.

[m0zg]

Google could let half its managers go tomorrow and things would only improve. And you know it, even if you are a manager. :-)