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      4.4

      87% would recommend to a friend

      (48,390 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 48,390 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
      Jun 3, 2015

      Everyone at Google is sharp and inspired to build great things.

      Interaction designer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Everyone works together to achieve big and have fun while doing it. The perks are unbelievable (food, massage, gyms, discounts, etc) but the best part is being surrounded by such amazing talent. It's truly inspiring.

      Cons

      If you want to excel (no one forces you to) you have to put in long hours and go beyond expectations, helping other team members out and participating in projects outside of your team. It can get tough to balance work and play when you're working this hard, but really... Who gets a job at Google to be lazy?

      4.0
      Feb 17, 2015

      Stay aware from Consumer Operations department

      Consumer operations
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Mission driven, product focused company (I really respect and admire the co-founders) - Obviously all the perks that folks talk about (on-site doctors, many different cafes with its own themes, annual holiday gift, etc) - Great brand recognition - you can always feel validated when you tell people you work at Google - Truly a company that tries to be innovative and do good for society - Overall compensation that's hard to match unless you're going to Facebook (competitive base + yearly bonus + equity + all the perks of being at Google)

      Cons

      - The department you go to will dictate whether you have a great time or terrible time at Google. - Consumer Operations was a really political organization, with folks who wanted to watch out for their own behinds so would throw others under the bus as necessary. In this department, we had managers who were not fit to lead. While rest of Google had flexibility to work remotely, this department frowned upon this which is ironic given the senior director lives in Los Angeles and actually commutes back/forth with a fair amount of remote work. - Be ready for reorgs often and change of responsibilities - There are definite jerks in Consumer Operations department, you wouldn't think it given the transparent, open culture of Google but Consumer Operations has its own culture. Unfortunately, the Consumer Operations culture is not the Google culture.

      4.0
      Nov 20, 2014

      Computer Science Academy Resident

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits Smart people Lots of opportunities within the company Working on bleeding edge technologies

      Cons

      High emphasis on technical and less emphasis on other skills. If you are a Back-end guy this is the place for you but if you are a front-end and UI person there is less respect to your work.

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