For middle managers and above, lack of promotion for several consecutive years at a company with as many growth opportunities as Google speaks loudly.
I never worked there and was interested in her story so I dug a lot around that time and found bad reviews that have long suffered from link rot.
"But then, suddenly, her peers were promoted past her. Responsibility for the look and feel of Google’s entire suite of consumer-facing products, including the Google home page, was taken away from her. She was moved to a less important product: Google Maps. She was removed from a council of executives that met with Google’s CEO. To industry insiders, this sudden change was a demotion for Mayer." - The Unofficial Marissa Mayer Biography published in Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/marissa-mayer-biography-2013...
The specific criticisms from former coworkers begins around the middle of that long article.
I never worked there and was interested in her story so I dug a lot around that time and found bad reviews that have long suffered from link rot.
"But then, suddenly, her peers were promoted past her. Responsibility for the look and feel of Google’s entire suite of consumer-facing products, including the Google home page, was taken away from her. She was moved to a less important product: Google Maps. She was removed from a council of executives that met with Google’s CEO. To industry insiders, this sudden change was a demotion for Mayer." - The Unofficial Marissa Mayer Biography published in Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/marissa-mayer-biography-2013...
The specific criticisms from former coworkers begins around the middle of that long article.