Google reviews

4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(48,348 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 48,348 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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5.0
Jun 16, 2008
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Pros

You are surrounded by by brilliant people. The executive team truly believes in making the world a better place - and they truly do "care" about their employees. Depending on your actual department - I am pretty sure most people would agree that they learn more here in 1 week - then you would in 1 year elsewhere. Its a very forward thinking organization - that is never satisfied with how things went the last time - there is a constant drive to do things better than the last time - and that culture is great for personal development.

Cons

Not many I can think of

4.0
Jun 16, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The company is very transparent - you can get a good look at what is going on with nearly any project, and senior management frequently communicate about the direction and goals for the company. There are an amazing number of really interesting projects to get involved with, and lots of opportunities for education and professional development.

Cons

Google is big, so your impact often seems tiny with regard to the company as a whole. Things are gradually getting more and more bureaucratic, the pain of being a public company with profits to protect. You gradually feel less and less important to the company as time goes on, as the company grows to many 10s of thousands of employees.

5.0
Jun 15, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The best reasons to work at Google are: 1) You want to make a difference in the world, 2) You love a fast paced environment, 3) You love technology, and would kill to be one of the first to see and play with it. Yes, the perks are great but at the end of the day if your work impacts billions of people in a positive way, it all pays for any of the free gourmet lunches. Work at Google and be the envy of all your Friends.

Cons

Google is BIG! As much as they do not like admitting it, "There are POLITICS at Google" Much of how Google runs is based on favors or who you know. Also, there IS a developing Hierarchy at Google between the Project Managers and everybody else. Elitism is not an uncommon trait of Googlers who joined Google right out of college.

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