Google reviews

4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(48,392 total reviews)
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Sundar Pichai

83% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Google has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 48,392 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
4.0
Apr 25, 2012
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Pros

Excellent compensation and benefits including free food (virtually all meals) Genuinely earnest and caring company culture The smartest people I have ever worked with Large company with a lot of projects to choose from Opportunities to relocate to other offices (including overseas) Company is not afraid to spend money for employee needs or project benefits Very good technical/material support for employees. Example: A fantastic tech support system where we can get almost immediate attention for IT problems. Easy to order necessary equipment

Cons

Some parts of the company have a frantic work pace to the extent of being permanently stressful Engineering driven company, which is a con in that other job roles need to define and figure out how they fit in the development process User experience especially research is not uniformly baked in the process. I feel I have spent a lot of time explaining to people what I can do for them

1.0
Apr 13, 2012
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Pros

Lots and lots of money thrown around to bring in celebrities and authors to keep you interested; the space is very clean

Cons

You are encouraged to work against your "teammates" in your fight to the top and talk bad about them; Building a sense of community is discouraged

2.0
Mar 22, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Many interesting office locations, you can be a software engineer in Paris, Sydney, New York City, or elsewhere. Good Benefits. Reasonable compensation.

Cons

Google has become just another big software company (like Microsoft or Amazon). The Kirkland office feels like Microsoft or Amazon depending on where your Google Director originally was recruited from.

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