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      4.4

      87% would recommend to a friend

      (48,579 total reviews)
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      Sundar Pichai

      83% 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 48,579 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
      May 11, 2018

      Rough workload

      Program manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Google has many perks that are great for the employees, such as food, gyms, fitness classes, baristas, shuttles, etc. You work with very smart people who are driven to do great work.

      Cons

      Work load is extremely high, work/life balance is very low. Career progression is difficult even for high performers due to structure of performance reviews and promotions. The company has changed significantly over the past decade, not for the better.

      3.0
      May 1, 2018

      Disappointing change in culture

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Benefits and perks are great - Pay is good once GSUs kick in - Career mobility is pretty good if timing is right - Very open and collaborative environment for most of the company

      Cons

      - Change of culture in Google Cloud (pka Google for Work, pka Google Enterprise) is very toxic and not in the open and collaborative nature found in the rest of the company. Google Cloud became very hierarchical ("Why are you talking to people with a higher title than you?") and information shared on a "needs to know" basis. - This has led to tremendous turnover in Google Cloud including the loss of several key senior execs. - Weak middle management. - Poor marketing and awareness of enterprise products

      3.0
      Apr 24, 2018

      Good for starting your career

      Senior program manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Flexible schedule - Good pay, esp. with RSU/stock plan - Good for starting your career - Ability to move around within the company

      Cons

      - Gender definitely an issue - Anyone not an engineer always treated as a second-rate citizen - Lower pay for non-Engineer employees - Unreasonably hard to move up - Tendency to under-employ (PhDs hired in at entry level) - Weak management/guidance structures - mentorship, etc. opportunities are slim

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