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      4.4

      87% would recommend to a friend

      (48,448 total reviews)
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      Sundar Pichai

      83% approve of CEO

      81% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.5

      Compensation and benefits

      4.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.3

      Culture & values

      4.2

      Work/Life balance

      4.2

      Career opportunities

      3.9

      Senior management

      Google has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 48,448 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Google employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      48K reviews
      2.0
      Sep 21, 2009

      If you want to extend your university life, go to Google. If you want to build a good career, look elsewhere.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Amazing benefits, very qualified people (overqualified actually), relaxed work environment, very hard to get fired, always work in a global environment, lots of cross-team collaboration, lots of social events.

      Cons

      No career advancement, no insight into how your individual work ties into higher level strategy, lack of professionalism, strategic and organizational changes are executed slowly and ineffectively.

      3.0
      Sep 19, 2009

      Not so diverse

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Good food, good perks, fun smart people.

      Cons

      They hire too many young overachievers - people who have only ever "shown aptitude for having aptitude", as that one writer said. So it feels like half of everyone is angry about learning what being in the workforce is actually like, and shocked that you don't get promoted for working 12 hours a day and having aptitude and a great GPA.

      5.0
      Feb 5, 2009

      The most fascinating work experience of my life.

      Senior software engineer
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      Pros

      My time at Google was one of the most positive experiences I've had in my career. I was with the company at a time of rapid growth, and the skills I developed in that fast-paced environment are skills that I'll carry with me for the rest of my life. The people that I worked with at Google are some of the brightest and talented individuals I have had the pleasure to meet. I had heard that the compensation and benefit package they offer their employee's was legendary, and when I joined the company it didn't disappoint. Google is doing some very cool things, and will have an immense impact on all of our daily lives for many years to come. They truly are changing the world.

      Cons

      One of the the things that I felt the most was most difficult to deal with at Google was the competition for promotion within the organization. While the talent of the team they have assembled at Google is second to none, it makes standing out amongst your peers that much more difficult, and it was ultimately the reason I decided to leave. Google is not the place to work if you feel like you need constant reassurance about the quality of work you're doing. Feedback from your superiors is not often given out, and a pat on the back for a job well done is simply not part of the culture, unless your accomplishments are astronomical.

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