People are mad that Some Random Hedge Fund will pay them more than Google and that Google won't match it. This is upsetting because now they have to choose between a shitty job that pays a ton and a great job that merely only pays a lot, when they want a great job that pays a ton.
Honestly, nobody's ever offered me more money than Google, so I have no reason to complain.
Posts by former or non-employees, so, perhaps biased.