Google Reviews

Pros

Flat hierarchy within the company, level of responsibility relatively high, cross team work supported, internal movement very well done as you could move pretty easily

Cons

the promotion system is truncated as the metrics used are not performance based, this is a shame for a company that promotes performance

Advice to Senior Management

Work for your employees and not for yourself - Continue sharing as you do which is fantastic as this empowers employees

Pros

open culture, freedom of choosing projects.

Cons

over-time work. seems everyone works late on weekends.

Pros

great perks, great comp and great colleagues

Cons

the company is becoming too big, and middle management is not as good as top

Pros

Perks - all of them. Free food, celebrity visits, gym, bikes, tech talks, etc.

Cons

Too many incompetent mid-level managers

Advice to Senior Management

Take action when mid-level managers get poor ratings rather than sit around for years until they royally screw up at the expense of their team's growth.

Pros

People, vision, willingness to take risk, open culture

Cons

Things change fast! Need to stay on your toes!

Pros

top of line computer equipment/software. free breakfast, lunch, dinner, real focus on group/team building. people work well together. respectful as long as you don't have a life outside the company.

Cons

many fresh-out-of-college kids who think they know more than they do. geeks without any edge. little room for growth.

Pros

Google has high quality employees. This makes it a great place to work at because you get to learn from people with all sorts of talents.

Cons

As Google is expanding, it is losing a lot of appeals from the good old days of being a start-up. The transparency between upper management and ordinary employees is not as it is used to be.

Advice to Senior Management

Besides meeting deadlines, keep some room for the employees to be creative. The 20% time rule is losing its ground in some groups that I worked at.

Pros

good perks, smart coworkers, decent work/life balance

Cons

company is big, communication sucks

Pros

- Great perks (free food, shuttle, massage, everything)
- Super smart people
- Very interesting projects with a lot of reach

Cons

It's still a very big company. It's not microsoft yet, but it's getting there. It's a pretty long chain of command.

Pros

The benefits are the most pro and also the salary.

Cons

Difficult to get in as it is very competitive.