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      4.4

      87% would recommend to a friend

      (48,462 total reviews)
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      Sundar Pichai

      83% approve of CEO

      81% positive business outlook

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      Google has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 48,462 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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      4.0
      Jan 3, 2010

      Good experience as long as it lasts

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      +Very collegial culture +Awesome perks +Great place to work if you find the right team/manager combination +Lots of flexibility in how you want to design your objectives and do your job

      Cons

      -Significantly different experience across teams -Very important to have a strong manager who is willing to champion your career progression, etc; often leads to situations where work is ignored if manager is busy pushing personal agenda -Strong disparity in talent at international offices; greatly insecure senior management in some teams who wouldn't mind stepping over their team members and misrepresenting info upwards

      5.0
      Jun 29, 2009

      Great perks, and great for your resume/career

      Technical program manager
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      Pros

      The work and projects are very challenging; Google's products have wide visibility; great food and perks, and working for Google is great for your resume. Google rewards their top performers well. Base salary tends to run at around the 50th percentile in the industry, but annual bonuses the last few years have been ~25% of salary (it's not uncommon for above average performers to receive bonuses of 25-35% of salary). Google also matches 401K contributions up to $8,250 for U.S. workers. BTW, 401K matching is something I really wished Glassdoor keeps data on. When comparing overall compensation of two or more companies, you have to account for 401K matching.

      Cons

      The company has grown substantially during the 4+ years I've been here. Management does a good job in trying to limit bureaucracy, but there's definitely more bureaucracy than there was 4 years ago. Also, base salaries tend to be much lower than competitors. For a company that prides itself on hiring the best, they certainly don't pay the best when it comes to base salary.

      4.0
      May 24, 2009

      Great place to work but it's hard to be noticed in such a huge pond of ridiculously smart people with too much free time

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      The perks are great as you probably already know. Who can complain about free gourmet food and lots of freebies. But even over the last few years the company's growth has caused many of these once great perks to go downhill (but don't get me wrong the food is amazing). There are so many smart people at Google so if you want a place to learn and find out anything you've ever wanted to know, this is the place for you. People are typically very willing to give you a helping hand any time you have a question. Google also does wonders on your resume of course.

      Cons

      It's really hard to shine. As the company has grown at an amazing rate, you become a little guy amongst hundreds of strong performers. Even if you're doing well, there's probably somebody else putting in more than the extra effort. By this I mean, so many people work day and night and achieve great things, but for those who have other things going on in their lives it's just hard to compete and be noticed. It's hard to blame managers as they can't reward everybody but it's really hard to maintain a healthy work/life balance.

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