Google reviews

4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(48,390 total reviews)
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Sundar Pichai

82% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Google has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 48,390 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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5.0
Feb 20, 2009
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Pros

Super smart people. Awesome benefits. Great culture. Massive resources and infrastructure. Having worked at Microsoft and other tech companies, I can say this is the best place I've worked at ever. The relative lack of red tape and ability for small groups of people to make things happen without dealing with too many execs.

Cons

Hard to get management experience due to flat structure and now slower company growth. Highest opportunities require you to be down in Mountain View. Title deflation is also an issue since a Product Manager at Google is probably equivalent to a Group Program Manager at Microsoft and a Senior Product Manager is as accomplished as a Director at Microsoft. Most people don't know that outside of Google so it may make the post-Google job harder to land.

5.0
Feb 5, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

My time at Google was one of the most positive experiences I've had in my career. I was with the company at a time of rapid growth, and the skills I developed in that fast-paced environment are skills that I'll carry with me for the rest of my life. The people that I worked with at Google are some of the brightest and talented individuals I have had the pleasure to meet. I had heard that the compensation and benefit package they offer their employee's was legendary, and when I joined the company it didn't disappoint. Google is doing some very cool things, and will have an immense impact on all of our daily lives for many years to come. They truly are changing the world.

Cons

One of the the things that I felt the most was most difficult to deal with at Google was the competition for promotion within the organization. While the talent of the team they have assembled at Google is second to none, it makes standing out amongst your peers that much more difficult, and it was ultimately the reason I decided to leave. Google is not the place to work if you feel like you need constant reassurance about the quality of work you're doing. Feedback from your superiors is not often given out, and a pat on the back for a job well done is simply not part of the culture, unless your accomplishments are astronomical.

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