Is Google a good company to work for?

Google has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 70,522 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 87% of employees would recommend working at Google to a friend and 81% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Google have been left by employees working as Ui\Ux Designer , Phd Student Researcher and Legal Assistant .

Does Google pay their employees well?

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 improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Google?

87% 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.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10519) , Senior Software Engineer (1604) , Intern (1236) , Software Developer (1219) , Account Manager (850) , Product Manager (796) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (770) , Analyst (758) , Program Manager (629) , Project Manager (610) , SWE Intern (545) , Data Scientist (515) , Internship (502) , Software Engineer(Internship) (496) , Manager (484)

What are the pros of working at Google according to real employee reviews?

"My teammates were really great people and did a lot to help me get up and running."" ((in 4196 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3773 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3483 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2655 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2330 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Google according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and lots to learn if you are not a learner it might not be the best place" ((in 825 reviews)); "bad management and rude to customers" ((in 748 reviews)); "Recent layoffs (I've not been impacted) have felt really sad to experience." ((in 572 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 572 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 301 reviews))

What are employees saying about Google layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Google layoffs and their outlook for job security at Google in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Google locations?

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Google reviews

4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(48,603 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

83% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 48,603 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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Reviews by job title

49K reviews

3.0

Feb 12, 2025

The slow slide into hell

Software engineer iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Still many intelligent people to learn from and work with. Fundamentals in many ways still good, and teams usually have enough independence to insulate them from the ever worsening behavior of leadership.

Cons

Increasingly failing to live up to its mission, increasingly failing to protect its employees, increasingly acting in retaliatory ways toward employees. Things continue to be "okay" but recent changes have really shown there is no backstop on screwing over employees, doing evil in the world, failing to innovate in favor of trend chasing, chipping away at benefits, etc.

1.0

Jan 3, 2025

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Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food. Free gym. Big network.

Cons

Ever since the pandemic, leadership became increasingly terrible.

2.0

Dec 20, 2024

Poor advancement, medicore salary, Google sales goals trump advertisers' benefits

Advertising sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Prestige (but it's not what it was) Food Comfy chairs

Cons

+ I was hired at 2-3 levels below my experience and was too naive to know that until I got hired. What can you do about it? NOTHING (you can't have your level reassesed EVER) + Accomodations for ADHD Googlers and Neurodivergents is poor if not nonexistent + Salary was lower than two previous roles + Commissions are capped - why? If I make the machine more money why can't I make more, too? + Lots of Googlers suggesting things to advertisers so they can get points, revenue credit even if it's not right for the advertiser. basic money grab stuff which felt more use-car sales lot than anything else

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