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      4.4

      87% would recommend to a friend

      (48,458 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 48,458 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      48K reviews
      2.0
      Sep 4, 2013

      Overworked, lack of respect

      Hardware engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The well known perks are all there. You are given quite a bit of freedom and autonomy within your project or teams scope. The work is challenging and interesting.

      Cons

      Good luck taking advantage of the perks. I felt like I was sneaking out anytime I walked over to get a coffee or talk a quick walk around the building for a break. Expected to be at work from 8am to 11pm. Was reprimanded for talking advantage of amenities instead of working (an hour out of a 14 hour day)

      4.0
      Jun 19, 2013

      It's tough to be a senior product managers

      Senior product manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      all of the best reasons center around the perks (campus, food, gym, on site haircuts, on site medical doctor, etc.)

      Cons

      Product Managers are rated SOLELY on product launches so if your Eng team can't or won't deliver, you're in trouble. Doesn't matter if your product is good/bad, just launches count. Extremely competitive and cut throat environment.

      3.0
      Mar 30, 2013

      Great for stability. Bad if you have ambitions.

      Inside sales representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Great, great perks. They really make you feel taken care of as an employee and as a person. - Great pride when you realize how the company is changing the world in a positive way and you are part of it. - Really nice people with not many big egos.

      Cons

      - Little career progression. The company likes to think they are flat but in reality they have deep hierarchical leves (There were 10 people between me and the CEO) but there is no clear way to become manager and each manager manages 12 or more people. - Sales is an afterthought completely. The engineers are rightfully the stars but for the sales people the salaries are half what you can earn in other places. - In spite that they say otherwise, pedigree counts a lot. Top salesman globally with no brand name makes half (counting comission, bonuses, stock, etc.) of what another salesman makes as base salary and comes from the "right" (Ivy league, big names on resume) background. - If you are not in the right group your day to day work is boring and mundane. - Low engagement of people with their jobs (in the sales org). That makes for very uninteresting meal chats about ski trips and vegas conventions.

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