Personally when I left Google and interviewed elsewhere I made clear to potential employers two major things:
1. I never expected to be paid "Google level" money again. I was nowhere near high up in the pay tier there, but it was still almost twice what local shops were paying, at times (depending on how RSUs worked out, etc.)
Google can pay what it can because of the ads firehose, and it was actually, more than anything, a strategy used to deprive the competition of talent.
2. I never actually liked the Google internal culture, so although I was there for 10 years I was constantly aware of the things that I didn't like and the things I would not be trying to bring over to future gigs. And I had 10+ years work experience before Google. Which didn't serve me well while I was inside Google, but definitely has afterwards.
Personally when I left Google and interviewed elsewhere I made clear to potential employers two major things:
1. I never expected to be paid "Google level" money again. I was nowhere near high up in the pay tier there, but it was still almost twice what local shops were paying, at times (depending on how RSUs worked out, etc.)
Google can pay what it can because of the ads firehose, and it was actually, more than anything, a strategy used to deprive the competition of talent.
2. I never actually liked the Google internal culture, so although I was there for 10 years I was constantly aware of the things that I didn't like and the things I would not be trying to bring over to future gigs. And I had 10+ years work experience before Google. Which didn't serve me well while I was inside Google, but definitely has afterwards.