I never dealt with readability, because Android did not require it. In fact that was part of their internal recruiting pitch: fed up with readability? Come work on Android! Heh.
I worked at Google circa 2015, and found the code review process to be actively terrible.
I was writing JS, while my sole teammate was a firmware engineer. He was not willing or able to meaningfully review my code, so I had to try to scrounge random reviewers from other teams. They naturally de-prioritized it, so it took forever. And because they were not involved in my project, they would only have local stylistic feedback.
Months in, I finally figured out that other engineers were just self-reviewing: you can add yourself as a reviewer and just click merge. So I started doing that too.
Over 16 years I've worked at only four companies, but one of them was Google, and it was honestly my least favorite.
Creature comforts: I have an actual cubicle with >2x the space. Excellent meals are still provided, but now lines are <1 min. I can always find a parking space. I can always find a bathroom stall.
Engineering culture: No more promo or perf review nonsense. There's none of the internal competition / pressure that I felt every day at Google. The org and leadership has vastly less churn. The place is dead at 5:15pm. And the people I work with are incredibly smart.
In terms of company: my new employer is not creepy. My grandmother understands what I work on.
I saw these during my 18 months at Google. They were never relevant to my work.
Working at Google you are bombarded with "nudges." The garbage cans have stop smoking signs. The plentiful candy is famously placed into jars to reduce consumption. There's signs telling you not to sit on the loo for too long. You'll get emails comparing your travel and server expenses to the average. All of this stuff is well-intentioned, but there's clearly part of the company seeking ways to manipulate its workforce.