Is working at Google as great as advertised? The author of this article interviewed an ex-Googler and found out a few things that might surprise you, most stemming from the sheer size of Google as a corporate giant. Office politics, poor middle management, and co-worker arrogance plague Google’s ranks just as much as any other established company out there. Most eye-opening quote in our opinion: “It’s like never-never land – people never grow up. They drink at all hours, socialize constantly, play games, and do little to no work.”