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      4.4

      87% would recommend to a friend

      (48,458 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 48,458 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
      5.0
      Nov 22, 2011

      Great Company. Team REALLY matters

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Really smart people, great benefits, amazing level of transparency and access, people -especially at the top are really committed to "getting it right"

      Cons

      Essentially Google has more than a few terrible middle managers. This is mostly because the really great people will often leave for school or more lucrative opportunities (because getting promotions can be very difficult) and often the people who stay are those who bide their time and are solid but not rock start performers. So your Google experience will depend a lot on who your direct manager is...

      2.0
      Jun 2, 2011

      Inconsistent managers plague Google

      Engineering and sales
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Perks, food, successful company, some cool products, resume builder

      Cons

      Your time at Google is entirely dependent on the capabilities of your manager. I worked in MTV for 4.5 years and I've never been at a place with more inconsistent quality of managers. I reported to 6 managers during my time. A few were great, but others were horrifyingly bad. Had enough with my last manager, who was self serving and not well liked by his group, yet the company did NOTHING to remove him. Decided to chart my own course by joining a startup that was more human focused. Have not regretted my decision whatsoever. Much happier now. Too many Google managers are often the victim of their own hubris + lack of real world experience. In 2005, Google was a place where you could change things and make decisions quickly. Now, it is a place to be a cog in a giant profit machine.

      4.0
      Jan 10, 2011

      Great place to learn, tough place to grow

      Product manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Amazing opportunities to learn about technology, product management from some of the best and the brightest. You can instantly work on a high traffic product day one.

      Cons

      Hard to grow in your career. Lots of unattractive projects for new people. If you aren't careful, you can easily get stuck with something you don't want to do.

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