OK, Google, Take a Deep Breath

Step onto Google’s campus in Mountain View, California — with its indoor treehouse, volleyball court, apiaries, heated toilet seats — and you might think you’ve just sailed over the rainbow. But all the toys and perks belie the frenetic pace here, and many employees acknowledge that life at Google can be hard on fragile egos. Sure, the amenities are seductive, says Blaise Pabon, an enterprise sales engineer, but “when you get to a place like this, it can tear you apart” if you don’t find a way to handle the hard-driving culture.