Is Google a good company to work for?

Google has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 70,354 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 (10495) , Senior Software Engineer (1602) , Intern (1232) , Software Developer (1218) , Account Manager (845) , Product Manager (795) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (767) , Analyst (756) , Program Manager (625) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (544) , 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 4221 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3704 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3467 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2658 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2351 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 818 reviews)); "bad management and rude to customers" ((in 747 reviews)); "Frequent Reorganizations & Layoffs – Business shifts can lead to team changes or job instability." ((in 574 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 556 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 296 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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4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(48,480 total reviews)

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 48,480 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

4.0

Aug 28, 2009

Still a great place to work as long as you're dreaming to be suddenly rich

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Smart people - Great technology - Engineering driven - Huge impact on the world - Profitable and financially stable - Perks

Cons

- Base pay average, though bonus is high - low number shares of stock (plus, stock prices are low compared to peak) - Getting big and bureaucratic (e.g., launch process long and painful) - Harder to advance because of stronger peers - Minimal management attention: non-self-starters can get lost

4.0

Apr 29, 2009

Great company to work for still, but flaws lower morale

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- good benefits & good salaries. Google treats its engineers very well, even in these economic times - very smart people, world class engineers (quality varies from group to group, though) that make very fun co-workers whether to discuss life, politics, or engineering - big impact. You know the stuff you build can affect, positively or negatively, millions of users

Cons

- inconsistent vision. You're never quite sure what senior management is thinking, or whether they have a master plan. In fact after working there for several years you're beginning to think they don't. A lot of decisions are whim decisions. Projects get killed on a whim and resurrected on a whim - launches & rollouts extremely frustrating. A lot of launch gates & reviews, some are understandable but some are quite ridiculous. Too few people control too many aspects of things.

4.0

Dec 30, 2008

Fast pace, flat culture - Loved by many, but NOT by all!

Senior financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) Bright, motivated colleagues. Willingness to change and try new things. Low barriers to trying new methods. 2) Ave to High Total Compensation, particularly when benchmarked against competitors like msft, cisco, etc. (base+ind bonus_+ co bonus). Low base, balanced by other compensation. 3) Collaborative and at least, striving to be ethical, culture 4) Great perks, free gormet food, low cost massage, excellent heathcare, top 401k match, guest speakers

Cons

1) Work-aholics. Motivated employees driven to work long hours (65hrs+ per week) 2) Little opportunity for positional advancement, given flat corp culture 3) Poor managers. Philosophy is to hire great people that don't need mgmt. Need to be comfortable acting without much guidance. Little formal training. 4) Can be difficult for folks that like structure, or can't adapt to be fast paced, ever changing culture, ever changing managers....etc. 5) Helpful to be outgoing, networker...

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