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      4.4

      87% would recommend to a friend

      (48,380 total reviews)
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      Sundar Pichai

      82% approve of CEO

      81% positive business outlook

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      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 48,380 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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      48K reviews
      5.0
      Dec 15, 2008

      Best job I've ever had

      Staff software engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      By far the top reason is working with smart, competent people and the opportunity to have a big positive impact on the world. The resources and infrastructure are very nice as well. In general, Google is an engineering-centric company, and it is a great place to be a software engineer.

      Cons

      The bottom up culture is fun, but sometimes it can feel a bit chaotic with a sense of duplicated effort. Since everything must function at huge scale, it can sometimes take frustratingly long to get things done. Working with very talented people can bring on a certain amount of self-inflicted pressure to be productive.

      5.0
      Dec 10, 2008

      It deserves it's "Best Place To Work" title.

      Software engineer intern
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Google was founded based on the ideals of having a comfortable work environment, and it shows. Free food and tons and tons of benefits are available. Other examples include free bikes, on-site gyms and massages, free shuttle busses around the bay area, and even free co-op cars for employees who bike to work. Aside from the benefits, the people at Google are also what makes it stand out: you'll constantly be in close proximity to some of the smartest people (albeit some are weird) around. Of course since there are so many projects, the work quality can vary, but I was extremely happy with my assigned work when I was there as an Intern.

      Cons

      Since there are so make projects going on a Google, you may be hired and work on something not so interesting. Of course there are opportunities to change your team, it may take a while. Similarly, since some projects are just experimental projects, it's possible that your project is shut down and you're moved to something else. Though not technically a 'downside', the only reason I am not returning to Google is because of the lack of hiring right now. I was interviewed and offered a full-time job, however it wasn't in the type of work that I wanted to do. This is also the case with a handful of other interns that I know.

      4.0
      Dec 8, 2008

      Great place to work - immersive environment.

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Google is a great work environment. Of course, the food is wonderful. In addition, it is such a good opportunity to work with really talented people on interesting and difficult problems. There are team opportunities but also space for individual work. You can't beat the resources and access to data. There are many opportunities to build on work that others have done in order to enhance one's own work. Overall, a very interesting and exciting place to work.

      Cons

      Many people work very long hours, so it feels that you must do likewise in order to be considered a good employee.

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