Google reviews

4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(5,723 total reviews)
avatar

Sundar Pichai

83% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Reviews by job title

6K reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

Return to all reviews
4.0
Oct 19, 2025

Experience at Google

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. World-class ML infrastructure (TensorFlow, TPUs) and unlimited compute resources 2. Top-tier compensation (Mine was around $350K) with excellent benefits and WLB 3. Opens doors anywhere, great internal mobility

Cons

1. Takes months for approvals, endless meetings and reviews 2. Often working on tiny piece of massive system 3. The promotion process is highly competitive and political

3.0
Oct 18, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, interesting coworkers, lots of scope

Cons

lots of politics due to enforced limits for promo and harsh quotas requiring 8% of the company be labeled a low performer

Viewing 277 - 279 of 5,723 Reviews

Glassdoor has 70,522 Google reviews submitted anonymously by Google employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Google is right for you.