Google reviews

4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(48,357 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 48,357 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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4.0
Jun 20, 2008
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Pros

Awesome people: Google definitely has some of the best people to work with as well as to learn from. There are lots of opportunities to learn new things wether it's from tech talks, talking with coworkers or interaction with people from other departments. Everybody is friendly and the work atmosphere is casual and down to earth. Great Perks: Even working as a contractor, I've had access to free breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as access to the gym and shuttle service.

Cons

The only downside for me when working at Google was the long commute. Coming from north of Mountain View down the 101 South is usually congested with traffic. All the hours spent in traffic adds up and does take it's toll on you.

5.0
Jun 19, 2008
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Pros

great company that treats people incredibly well by and large. The quality of people you work with day to day is just incredible -- everyone you deal with is smart, competent, has some unique skill, and brings a lot of energy to the place. I believe in what the company is doing -- yes we want to be a successful business, but we really do try to make a better consumer experience in everything we do too. I'm stunned by the openness of the company -- good news and bad news is spread wide through various means. I really feel extremely lucky to be at Google, as silly as that sounds. I think it's gonna be hard to work anywhere else now.

Cons

it's intense -- at senior management level, I don't know many people who don't work crazy hours and still fall further and further behind

5.0
Jun 19, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

* Working on cool technology * Pushing the envelope * Good work life balance as long as you keep your head on your shoulders * Freedom to do amazing things

Cons

* Easy to get sucked into working too hard * Grass roots driven efforts are less frequent then before * Bureaucracy is growing * A lot of politics for a supposedly not political space particularly senior management

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