Google reviews

4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(48,471 total reviews)
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Sundar Pichai

83% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Google has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 48,471 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
Jul 7, 2015

Terrible

Anonymous employee
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Business Outlook

Pros

Free food, close to CalTrain and Light rail, name recognition, and easy access by hwy 101 & Central Expressway, google bus possibly available

Cons

Snobby, childish "one upmanship" work culture. Endless meetings. Large campus creating an "in crowd" mentality. It is a rotating door of temps & contractors.

5.0
Jul 1, 2015

Well...its Google!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Smart coworkers Unlimited resources to get results Ability to work on special projects to make an impact on teams Best place to learn and grow

Cons

Long Hours 60+/wk No upward mobility in recruiting High turnover due to contracting sourcers and letting them go after 1 year regardless of performance

5.0
Apr 2, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pretty much everything: salary, benefits, people, managers. It was all awesome. I would love to work at Google again in a location with better commutes or lower cost of living.

Cons

The cost of living in the Bay Area + the huge commute time to Mountain View. Even those beautiful shuttles are miserable when you spend 15 hours per week on them. My part time job was commuting.

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