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      4.4

      87% would recommend to a friend

      (48,452 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 48,452 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
      3.0
      Sep 2, 2010

      Overworked

      Developer advocate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Google takes care of almost all of your needs, from computer and ergo equipment to a ride to work, a rental car when you need it for an errand, and tons of free food. They do a great job at trying to remove any worries about life so you can focus on your job.

      Cons

      The downside is that you'll need to take advantage of all that because you'll be so busy with work. My experience was that doing well at Google took over my life completely while I was there, requiring me to work during the shuttle ride, at work and during lunches, on the shuttle ride home, and most evenings and weekends. When I talked to other folks inside the company, many of them agreed that they had the same experience.

      4.0
      Jun 5, 2010

      Pockets of greatness in product and engineering. Other functions are secondary and low-profile.

      Finance manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      People are smart and well-intentioned Gourmet food everyday, in lots of different cafes Countless opportunities to take on-campus classes Internally transparent company, even around product development

      Cons

      In finance, non-technical management somewhat helpless in technical environment. IT problems fester because leadership is detached... can't envision and implement solutions. Poorly designed internal processes lead to massive inefficiency in day-to-day operations. Culture of autonomous work is being replaced by corporate, tops-down autocracy. 20% of people in finance provide 80% of the functional value, because the other 80% of people don't have necessary technical skills to contribute.

      3.0
      Sep 19, 2009

      Not so diverse

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good food, good perks, fun smart people.

      Cons

      They hire too many young overachievers - people who have only ever "shown aptitude for having aptitude", as that one writer said. So it feels like half of everyone is angry about learning what being in the workforce is actually like, and shocked that you don't get promoted for working 12 hours a day and having aptitude and a great GPA.

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