Google reviews

4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(48,558 total reviews)
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Sundar Pichai

82% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Google has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 48,558 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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49K reviews
5.0
Mar 6, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Sure, from the outside people always talk about the awesome benefits and perks of Google, and the fact that you are surrounded by one of the smartest people in the world, but it really boils down to one thing: this company really respect its employees and gives ownership to them. There is an immense transparency at Google I have never seen at other big companies. Employees can voice their opinion on anything at Google and senior management (and boy, we do voice our opinion). The energy, atmosphere, and ownership at Google is really addictive, and I can't see myself working for any other company in the future, even if the pay is better. I do use my 20% time and actually work on another project I feel passionately about, and when you think that we are already indulged with so many benefits and perks, they just get better and better every year.

Cons

Before I joined Google, I was a superstar engineer. Now that I joined and am surrounded by superstars, I am just "average". Sigh.

3.0
Sep 15, 2011

Not Swiss

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people. Some interesting projects. Casual working environment in contrast to other Zurich companies. Nice office. Good pay, more than the other Google offices.

Cons

Too many males. Not enough ethnicity. Some uninteresting projects. Unlike the banks, this company is not Swiss. Most corporate power is in U.S.A. offices.

4.0
Jan 28, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, very open and caring. Also VERY smart. It's your co-workers what makes it great going to work every morning. Great benefits (food, gym, healthcare). Great info sharing (transparency) from management and great access to info all across the company.

Cons

Horrible work-life balance. People inside the company tend to say its up to one person to have a balance. However true, there's lots of pressure and workload and its tough to handle. After 3-4 years you don't learn anything new and the job is routine-like. The company is getting bigger and promotions are very hard to obtain, specially as most people in the company are top performers.

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