[AbstractAirways]

Not anymore. I left years ago.

As an anecdote, right before I left I did my standard self-assessment for performance season. I to my horror I realized that I had accomplished nothing for an entire year. This was largely (I believe...) due to factors outside my control: I did lots of work, but nothing came of it due to delays, procedural slowdown, project cancellations, etc. Instead of reprimanding me for this lack of output, my manager put me up for promotion. I left shortly after this.

[rightbyte]

What is your point with the example? If it was outside of your control, surely the manager did the right thing by ignoring that there was nothing accomplished in the end?

[phreeza]

Right, I'm sure that happens, but what I wonder is why you hope for fewer coasters to apply at Google (and by corollary apply at other companies)?