Pros

Amazing benefits, very qualified people (overqualified actually), relaxed work environment, very hard to get fired, always work in a global environment, lots of cross-team collaboration, lots of social events.

Cons

No career advancement, no insight into how your individual work ties into higher level strategy, lack of professionalism, strategic and organizational changes are executed slowly and ineffectively.

Advice to Senior Management

At the moment Google is a stepping stone for many career builders. Combine the amazing work environment at Google with the possibility to advance in your career. At the moment very qualified people are doing very elementary tasks, especially in sales.