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      4.4

      87% would recommend to a friend

      (48,369 total reviews)
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      Sundar Pichai

      82% approve of CEO

      81% positive business outlook

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      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 48,369 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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      48K reviews
      4.0
      Oct 20, 2008

      Great Place to work

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Great People, great technology! You work with the best people in the industry and work in some fascinating technologies. Google aspires to be an organization that reflects the globally diverse audience that our search engine and tools serve. We believe that in addition to hiring the best talent, the diversity of perspectives, ideas, and cultures leads to the creation of better products and services. The diversity of our employees and partners serves as the foundation for us to better serve our diverse customers and stakeholders all over the world.

      Cons

      I cant think of any. The salary is not great, but competitive. Recently they are cutting down on perks.

      5.0
      Oct 18, 2008

      Still THE best place to work

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      freedom to do things you really interested: in addition to 20% time, it is also easy to change projects, and there is no manager 'manage' you all the time, you are on your own most of the time. good salary, bonus and benefits * great coworkers: very smart and nice people, and you can learn a lot from them. * You can sense that the management really want to treat the employees well, their target is to build a great company and serve the world, not just for profit

      Cons

      somewhat disorganized, so you may not fit if you don't know what to do without somebody telling you grow too fast, not all employees are as high quality as before.

      3.0
      Oct 16, 2008

      cool products, fun culture, no long-term career path

      Recruiter
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Google continues to be a leader and innovator, even having become public and hit the 10 year mark. Even though the company has gotten bigger and progressively more bureaucratic (perhaps unavoidable considering its growth), I do think that at heart they really want to continue to push the envelope. My fellow Google employees were among the smartest and most creative people I've worked with. Probably some of the most enthusiastic too. Google has a lot of money, and they are able to provide their employees with a lot of perks and benefits that other companies can't afford. Also very philanthropic. (Again, they have the money, so they can afford to be.) They are extremely forward thinking, in terms of trying projects that don't directly relate to business. It's cool to try out new products that become part of your everyday life. GMail and Google Docs among my favorites.

      Cons

      It's ridiculously hard to get hired at Google. They place a premium value on your pedigree (education, GPA, even outside interests) rather than on your skills and ability to contribute on a practical level. A Stanford grad with a 4.0 GPA doesn't automatically make a better employee than a UC grad. Or even (gasp!) someone without a degree at all. There's no career path, and no career planning. I never had a good manager, much less a mentor, the entire time I was there. The people who got promoted were the ones who kissed up and knew how to play the game. Low salaries. I know there are a lot of perks to "make up for it," but I'd rather have the money and decide how to spend it myself. Not being a new grad fresh out of college, I didn't care about the perks.

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