Toxic environments and crazy deadlines - the Google effect?

A disgruntled employee, claiming to be a Nest engineer, has caused an online furore after attacking Google’s company culture.

The anonymous worker posted a lengthy tirade on Reddit, claiming that employees at Nest – the home automation company owned by Google - have had their lives destroyed by the “toxic environment.” 

The user also vilifies Nest CEO Tony Fadell, insinuating that he’s not an easy man to work with.

The post reads: “Tony and his goons demand crazy timelines so much that 'crunch time' has basically lost meaning. Just when your labour bears fruit, they swoop in, 180 the specs you just delivered on, then have the gall to call your team 'incompetent' for not reading their mind.