Google reviews

4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(48,373 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 48,373 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
1.0
Aug 11, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Google pays very well, only to be beat by Facebook (or so I've heard).

Cons

The jobs they give you at Google are sometimes menial of you're not on the right project or in the right group or reporting to the right person. There's very little oppty to get promoted. But they pay incredibly well so it's hard to leave.

3.0
Apr 16, 2018

On the decline

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great perks (especially the gyms, food and 401(k) match), smart and knowledgeable colleagues who share info, varied technologies and projects

Cons

Google is bureaucratic and consensus-driven. If you have bad news, an unusual idea or background, you will be ignored or worse. Management is selected for technical skill and not even a little bit for leadership, organizational, or interpersonal skills. Promotion and evaluation procedures sap motivation, discourage collaboration, and waste time. Mountain View offices are severely overcrowded (bathrooms, parking, desk space, conference rooms).

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