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4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(33587 total reviews)

CEO Sundar Pichai

Sundar Pichai

81% approve of CEO

Ratings by category

4.5

Compensation and Benefits

4.3

Culture & Values

4.3

Diversity & Inclusion

4.2

Career Opportunities

4.2

Work/Life Balance

3.9

Senior Management

Ratings distribution

5 stars

64%

4 stars

24%

3 stars

8%

2 stars

2%

1 star

2%

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Updated Nov 28, 2023

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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment

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Pros
  • "The people are great and almost always assume the best of you; I never had bad interactions or felt the need to 'prove myself'.(in 3104 reviews)
  • "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there.(in 2365 reviews)
  • "Great environment and culture for each individual to proactively dive into what ever they are working on.(in 1784 reviews)
  • "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits(in 1565 reviews)
  • "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart(in 1284 reviews)
Cons
  • "Long hours and your time put into a position where you may not even advance.(in 579 reviews)
  • "bad management and rude to customers(in 513 reviews)
  • "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there.(in 422 reviews)
  • "Much work to do and stress(in 199 reviews)
  • "Recent layoffs have caused a rescinded ft offer(in 194 reviews)

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    1. 5.0
      Nov 28, 2023
      Software Engineer
      Former Employee
      Bengaluru
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      food so good at google

      Cons

      too much cut throat people

      1. 5.0
        Nov 28, 2023
        Anonymous Employee
        Former Employee
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        it was fun and i was able to learn a lot

        Cons

        i dont think i have any

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        1. 4.0
          Nov 28, 2023
          Software Engineer
          Current Employee, more than 1 year
          Mountain View, CA
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          although the company lags behind in AI, it's dominant in the search market and has a flexible work hour

          Cons

          the company lags behind in AI

          1. 5.0
            Nov 28, 2023
            Software Engineer
            Current Employee
            Bengaluru
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            Food is amazing over here

            Cons

            Everything is awesome. No cons.

            1. 1.0
              Nov 28, 2023
              Technical Support Engineer
              Current Employee
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              company does not require rating

              Cons

              there are no cons for this

              1. 5.0
                Nov 28, 2023
                Software Engineer
                Former Employee, more than 3 years
                Dubai
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                Everything good so far. nothing bad

                Cons

                Nothing as such I AM feel.

                1. 5.0
                  Nov 28, 2023
                  Project Manager
                  Current Employee
                  Gurgaon, Haryana
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Nothing. As all good is there

                  Cons

                  All Good and perfectly fine

                  1. 1.0
                    Nov 28, 2023
                    Software Developer
                    Current Employee, less than 1 year
                    Hyderābād, Sind
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    Good Excellent Super Great Mind blowing

                    Cons

                    Bad Worst Poor Unpleasant Terrible

                    1. 5.0
                      Nov 27, 2023
                      HR- Consultant
                      Former Employee, more than 3 years
                      Seoul
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      good benefits and great colleagues and locations

                      Cons

                      competitive and no direction from leader

                      1. 4.0
                        Nov 27, 2023
                        UX Designer
                        Former Employee
                        Montreal, QC
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        It's enjoyable, having support with some highly skilled people

                        Cons

                        You're a part of a big project, not able to know the whole chain

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                      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 been stable over the past 12 months.

                      86% 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.

                      According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Google to be career development, culture, benefits and the cons to be work life balance, management.

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