Is Google a good company to work for?

Google has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 70,273 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 Stagiaire , Data Scientist and Software Engineer .

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 (10479) , Senior Software Engineer (1600) , Intern (1230) , Software Developer (1218) , Account Manager (844) , Product Manager (794) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (767) , Analyst (754) , Program Manager (624) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (542) , Data Scientist (514) , Internship (500) , Software Engineer(Internship) (496) , Manager (484)

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 4204 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3745 reviews)); "Great environment and culture for each individual to proactively dive into what ever they are working on." ((in 3424 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2662 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2312 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 801 reviews)); "bad management and rude to customers" ((in 732 reviews)); "Recent layoffs (I've not been impacted) have felt really sad to experience." ((in 575 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 565 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 304 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

(48,425 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 48,425 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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

48K reviews

2.0

Oct 23, 2009

Do not ever join Google as Software Engineer in Test

software engineer in test

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Pros

You will interact with one of the most brilliant computer science workers Free food, free beer, shuttles, opportunity to shake hands with Obama and all the glitz. Sunny state, beautiful campus, I even do my laundry there some days

Cons

You will face Software Engineering like interviews. They will test your ability to code and be excellent at algorithms and will be given utterly shitty job You will regret joining the company unless you are a fresh graduate student who likes to be pampered Pay is shitty as well except few lucky testers who get placed in "high profile" or "high demand" projects You will feel like a slave There is no getting out of it easily I have a degree from one of the top schools and I am already regretting joining google

5.0

Oct 17, 2009

Great place for engineers

Software engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

* Great Co-workers. My experience has been overwhelmingly positive in this area. My co-workers are smart, motivated, and trustworthy. I can count on them for design and execution. * Great products. Loving the product you work on is great motivation for getting up in the morning. * Engineer-oriented. Product managers for the most part do not call the shots. Engineering bears most of the responsibility for design, timelines, etc. * Flexible hours. Performance really is king; engineers have a lot of flexibility in deciding when to come in and leave. * Food. Delicious. * Idealism. "Don't be evil" isn't just some marketing ploy that insiders scoff at. There's a real culture of accountability. * Stability. I heard of no one in engineering that was worried about their job due to the global economic crisis. * Scale. You're probably working on something millions of people use. There's great job satisfaction in that.

Cons

* Limited upside compared to a start-up. You don't come to Google thinking you're going to strike it rich in one fell swoop anymore. This is the price of stability. * Company has grown quite large. There's something intangible that changes with growth, and even getting to know everyone in your extended team can be hard. There are no all-company events anymore. These have been replaced with organization-specific events. * Management quality varies. I have a great manager but I've heard horror stories. * Your initial project is assigned based on expressed preferences and relevant experience. It may take time to get off of it if you don't like it. * Ramp up may take some time, but don't get discouraged as this is expected. The software stack is almost all in-house and so there's indirect transfer to other systerms.

4.0

Oct 16, 2009

It's Google! What do you expect?

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the perks ad name recognition are second to none

Cons

It's an engineering company that just happens to need sales people

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