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      4.4

      87% would recommend to a friend

      (48,598 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 48,598 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
      4.0
      May 26, 2010

      Smartest people I've worked with, fantastic benefits, but becoming more political

      User experience researcher
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      Pros

      - The smartest people I've ever worked with - Fantastic benefits and access to resources needed - Never stop learning from others - Open culture, people openly share knowledge, very few secrets relative to other companies

      Cons

      - Senior management in the weeds too much - Very silo'd roles, hard to break out of your career ladder vertical - Lack of career paths, and career advice - Becoming more political over time

      2.0
      Feb 18, 2010

      Decent place to work, could be better

      Adwords
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      Pros

      The benefits are nice, though less extravagant in offices that don't have engineers. The people are for the most part bright, friendly, and really willing to help each other. The work is interesting and rarely boring.

      Cons

      The promotion structure is problematic. How you do in your core job is very undervalued in determining promotions. You can be amazing at the main part of your job, but what's prized are all the extra little projects. You'd be better of neglecting your main job to take on 5 little side projects. They also tend to hire way too many people for management positions from outside rather than promoting from within. This means that it's almost impossible to get ahead.

      4.0
      Feb 11, 2010

      Still as innovative a company as ever

      Software engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      - Lot of transparency for a company of its size - Super smart co-workers - Outstanding benefits, at least in the Mountain View office. - Innovation in several areas of technology. Not afraid to stand up to big telecom/government etc. in the interest of the common good.

      Cons

      - Growth within the company is difficult unless you're prepared to sacrifice personal life and sleep, or if you got in the company early enough to manage people who can implement your ideas. - Inconsistencies in pay within grades and across tracks often make me feel my PhD wasn't worth the N years of effort.

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