The report claims the average Google software engineer makes $US35,000 more than a Motorola engineer and has a higher IQ, 20 points higher says one former Android executive. Google employees also drive Prius hybrids, wear T-shirts at work and dine on free meals prepared by gourmet chefs. Motorola employees drive SUVs or minivans, wear polos and pay for all their meals.
When asked about the differences between the two companies, Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha believes the two cultures will mesh “really well.” A Google spokeswoman responds by saying Motorola will remain “a separate entity.” Ouch. [Wall Street Journal]
Steve
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 8:38 PM“Overpaid, over-sexed and over here!”
No seriously. People are wondering why one of the most biggest success stories in recent years happens to hire the best and brightest?
Isn’t Google supposedly ranked one of the most desirable places to work?
Simon
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 11:54 PM“Motorola employees drive SUVs or minivans” with a $%^&load of antennas sticking out! I’ve seen them parked outside the Motorola office (I don’t know if that office now belongs to Motorola Solutions or Motorola Mobility, a quick web search shows that both companies are claiming it as their own! Maybe they still share a building, how romantic)
Fred
Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 12:27 AMWow — nice way to start a professional relationship.. “we’re smarter and richer than you…” it’s right up there with Sanjay’s comments from a year or so ago about how all of the engineering talent is on the west coast – what an arrogant, useless figurehead.
Luis
Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 8:51 AMYou can not just compare salaries, cost of living gives a better idea of income, and after comparing the cost of living between Chicago and Mountain View found that: a salary of $80,000 in Chicago, Illinois should be equivalent to $152,655 in Mountain View, California.
I guess the guys at Moto are not doing that bad and 35,000 can be seen more as adjustment for cost of living than for the higher IQ.