Google Reviews in Zurich, Switzerland Area

Current Employee – been working at Google full-time for more than a year

Pros – - interesting work
- good salary
- many fringe benefits
- flexible working hours
- free unlimited phone service
- consistent schedule
- Open communication
- good work life balance
- green company that cares about the environment

Cons – - none i can think of

Advice to Senior Management – Continue to empower you employees, it makes a difference. Also, don't sell out for the highest bidder if it means the new company will destroy what we have built.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Google full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Exciting, challenging and generally a great work environment. Really have a chance to make a difference! Work with state of the art technologies and hardware.

Cons – Sometimes work gets a bit stressful, but one is rarely forced to work long days. Its a very dynamic environment, as is the technology industry so you may need to switch gears frequently.

Advice to Senior Management – Nothing, I'm verry happy.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Google as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Very smart and helpful colleagues.
A plethora of cool technologies
A large amount of trust in the employees, even interns have access to a lot of confidential material.

Cons – Steep learning curve for the technologies used.
Many projects still use C++, which lacks good tool support.
Once in a while there is a reorg of projects, which is annoying to be held up by.
Differences in interview practice from office to office.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Google full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Great culture, a lot of autonomy

Cons – You have to be motivated.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Google full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great insight into the high-quality software development process.
First class experience in the design of the reliable and robust cloud services.
Smart and creative coworkers.

Cons – Poor career growth opportunities: 1) too few steps in the career ladder; 2) convoluted promotion process.
As the company is instantly growing, problems in the inter team communication become more visible.
Technologies used inside Google in the wide majority of cases are not available externally.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Google full-time for more than a year

Pros – Immensely diverse and talented workforce, fantastic perks and working conditions. It feels like the most global company in the world. As an employee of Google you feel that you're in the center of the biggest innovations happening right now, and if you're are self-motivated and diligent you will be able to accomplish a lot in this company.

Cons – As the company gets larger and larger there's lot of red tape to deal with, and more levels of management are placed up the ladder.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Google as an intern for less than a year

Pros – smart coleagues, open environment, lots of growth opportunities, great perks, good salary

Cons – you have to stretch yourself to meet the productivity expectations

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Google full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Food - they keep us well fed with only the best and healthiest
People - this is by far the biggest asset of the company. The high hiring bar maintains the high standards, and despite a people crunch they'd rather not hire at all, than lower the bar.
Ethics - the company is awesome at doing the right thing.

Cons – Competitive - what you get when you hire A-types.
Career path not always available due to staffing/headcount/growth/project location

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Google full-time for more than a year

Pros – Interesting work, lots of impact

Cons – Too much time spent at work (50-60hrs/week)

Advice to Senior Management – Less presure

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Google

Pros – Smart people. Some interesting projects. Casual working environment in contrast to other Zurich companies. Nice office. Good pay, more than the other Google offices.

Cons – Too many males. Not enough ethnicity. Some uninteresting projects. Unlike the banks, this company is not Swiss. Most corporate power is in U.S.A. offices.