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      4.4

      87% would recommend to a friend

      (48,485 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 48,485 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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      48K reviews
      3.0
      Mar 10, 2024

      The shiny past can no longer break through the stormy clouds above

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      More often than not you get to work with smart, good people on hard, interesting problems. People are united by a purposeful and enduring mission - to make the world's information universally accessible and useful.

      Cons

      All the bureaucracy of a large company but with none of the tops down guidance. A formerly bottoms up culture of empowerment has devolved into every decision being clouded by a near paralyzing fear of failure. Internal politics are at an all time high and the culture is in rapid decline.

      1.0
      Dec 21, 2023

      Went downhill since Jan 2023

      Security engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The pay is good, and the food is decent. Does not make up for the toxic environment.

      Cons

      Ever since the 2023 layoffs, moral hit a depressing low that management is oblivious to. Quiet layoffs happen every month, and people ops (HR) quickly takes action against anyone talking about it on LinkedIn. Every L7 and L8 has their own silo and teams no longer have direction nor shared goals. Security firm Mandiant was purchased in 2022. Lots of us were let go shortly afterwards, and now Mandiant are the ones getting laid off. Toxic place. Bad moral. Will be looking elsewhere for sure.

      1.0
      Jul 21, 2023

      Don't believe the hype

      Software engineering manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits and the salary are fine Early career growth is solid

      Cons

      Toxic management culture is ingrained. Ratio of burnt out employees is tragically high. Tech island skills aren't highly transferable

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