Is Google a good company to work for?

Google has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 70,325 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 87% of employees would recommend working at Google to a friend and 81% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Google have been left by employees working as Ui\Ux Designer , Phd Student Researcher and Legal Assistant .

Does Google pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Google employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Google. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Google?

87% of Google employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Google 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10493) , Senior Software Engineer (1602) , Intern (1232) , Software Developer (1219) , Account Manager (844) , Product Manager (795) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (767) , Analyst (755) , Program Manager (624) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (543) , Data Scientist (514) , Internship (500) , Software Engineer(Internship) (496) , Manager (482)

What are the pros of working at Google according to real employee reviews?

"My teammates were really great people and did a lot to help me get up and running."" ((in 4201 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3740 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3438 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2654 reviews)); "Would recommend Software Engineering/Development/PM at Google if you want a nice comfy job with perks and good pay." ((in 2329 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Google according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and lots to learn if you are not a learner it might not be the best place" ((in 837 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 734 reviews)); "recent layoffs and company culure" ((in 569 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 566 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 297 reviews))

What are employees saying about Google layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Google layoffs and their outlook for job security at Google in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Google locations?

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Google reviews

4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(48,462 total reviews)

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 48,462 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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48K reviews

1.0

Oct 29, 2018

Literally the Worst

Remote stylist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If I could give this 0 stars I would. In theory this is a great job but there are no pros

Cons

There is NO WORK !! When I started I was busy and making really good money and over the last 6 months its just gotten slower to the point of no work at all. To the person who said she got more work because she had quality messages that just isn't true and that review was most likely a fake one from the company . All the stylist complain about having no work and I know personally I get really great feedback from the clients and other stylists. They will literally hire anyone. There are stylists on this app that have the worst grammar ( like you can barely understand them) and clearly no fashion or styling background. There is no interaction from Tailor the company. Stylists always ask why there is no work and they give the same canned response that just says you need to give better quality messages. Its a total waste of time and energy to try to get work on this app.

2.0

Oct 23, 2018

Not a job

Virtual stylist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun. Helps you know what’s on trend. Gain experience with customer/client communication. You gain experience chatting while keeping a professional persona. Especially between jobs, it’s good to keep professional conversation flowing.

Cons

This is not really a job. Some of reviews on here are dupes. At first, a few hours gave me around $25. After a while it turned into no messages to respond to. The queue’s algorithm is obviously a mess because it pulls users to message that haven’t responded in months over the ACTUAL MESSAGES that come in. I would see one pop in the queue and the user would have messaged for days without response from the app. I decided to stop when pay was closer to $3 for a few hours of work. It’s just not a job if you’re looking for work.

1.0

May 14, 2018

Wish I Could Give 0 Stars

Stylist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is nice that is remote and the hours are flexible. But that’s about it. Be smart - look elsewhere.

Cons

Pay is so random. You have no way of knowing what your paycheck will be. There are days when you can not earn a dollar because the pod they place you in, is empty. It’s so competitive too. You have to try and snag customers to assist - so it’s this ridiculous game of trying to get a client before someone else does. Management (if you can really call it that) is a complete joke. They are selective in what questions they even answer. The ones that would benefit you or other stylists - they magically do not see. Plus they are rude and short sighted.

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