[_j5l3]

> You can just fire people.

Not at Google, you can't. Firing someone who's performing abysmally still takes up to 6 months, between all the process and PIPs and paperwork and shit.

[UncleMeat]

Sure, but that is way faster than "wait for them to quit."

[berg117]

Google's preferred method to "fire" a lousy programmer is to make him a PM.

[UncleMeat]

In my experience, SWE -> PM ladder transfers are very unusual.