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Hello!
I finished my final round(s) for a TAM position at Google (GCP) last week and was told by my recruiter that my feedback was great and that I made a solid impression on the team and am "firmly in the running". I was supposed to hear back this week (according to the recruiter) but he just told me that it's still in the process and that I'll have to wait for another week or so.
Is this common at Google ? I have heard they are notorious for being really slow with their hiring process.
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Honestly the worst thing you can do is respond to it. Receipts yes, but everything else, as hard as it sounds, doesn’t deserve any thought, action, energy. When you participate in the narrative with your anger, sometimes onlookers will misappropriate responsibility to you. The goal is always to fight to keep your peace. You can’t change them. If it’s bad enough go elsewhere, but it’s not worth giving away all your power to people who aren’t worthy.
Good on you for keeping your receipts (just in case they try it) but ultimately, I think you should start looking for a new gig. It’s never a good feeling to constantly have to watch your back everyday. I had a similar situation and I just left. I wish you well. 🫶
Don't bother keeping receipts. Confront the person right there in front of everyone. The reason bullies keep bullying is because no one stands up to them. I begin my response with "Actually, that's incorrect...." When I set the record straight (especially in front of a room of people) the bully slinks away and never tries it again with me or any other co-worker.
This is all good advice. Thank you!
Pulling someone aside to have a conversation about your feelings is important. If you continue to let it happen, then you’re equally at fault.
Hit the person on the side, ask for a quick minute to talk and address it by explaining how you “feel”. When you start by saying “I feel…..” no one can have argue that, because it’s your feelings. And I’ve had this convo a few times and the folks weren’t even aware, and things changed immediately.
Don’t be afraid to speak up, but if you embarrass the person you’ll look like the angry Black person.
Now if you have this conversation and things continue, then I always say, go find another job. There are plenty out there that will respect you.
And receipts….yes to receipts like anyone says, because should in case anything go down you have proof. But receipts should also be noted to HE when they are bad, so they have a record….regardless if they do anything immediately or not, when they start to see a record of more than one incident or person, then it becomes something they have to address.