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      4.4

      87% would recommend to a friend

      (48,530 total reviews)
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      Sundar Pichai

      82% approve of CEO

      81% positive business outlook

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      Google has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 48,530 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      49K reviews
      3.0
      Feb 8, 2012

      Mixed bag

      Technical recruiter
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      Pros

      The fact that Google is such a strong company name definitely helps build your resume. The experience gained in the staffing organization is still very valuable.

      Cons

      The staffing organization does not feel like it's part of the rest of the campus. The company is too large to really feel like your contributions are noticed. Processes are already set in place so there isn't really much room for any creative approach to recruiting.

      5.0
      Feb 6, 2012

      Unprecedented employee trust, difficult career advancement

      Anonymous employee
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      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      More than any other workplace, Google trusts its employees. Each engineer has access to almost the entire codebase and there is very little micromanaging.

      Cons

      It's hard to get promoted. Performance is decided mostly by your peers, which means promotion is essentially a popularity contest.

      5.0
      Feb 6, 2012

      Amazing place - part-innovation lab; part-college; part-book club

      Manager
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The best working environment I have ever seen. Everyone is generally a team player; everyone is very smart. The leadership will make big bets to try to make things better for the user; the internal transparency is rare and everyone shares information quite freely. The benefits are industry leading and the relative youth of the company keeps it a remarkably fun place to work.

      Cons

      There really isn't much that could be described as a Con. There are some growing pains as the company decides the right balance between more process and maintaining creativity and a slight sense of chaos in the various groups.

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