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      4.4

      87% would recommend to a friend

      (48,420 total reviews)
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      Sundar Pichai

      83% approve of CEO

      81% positive business outlook

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      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 48,420 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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      48K reviews
      3.0
      Oct 26, 2009

      Not too bad, but overrated

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      The benefits are unparalleled and I really enjoyed the causal work atmosphere. Also, the people were among the smartest I've ever worked with

      Cons

      Google definitely has a work-life balance problem. Also, some of the people had a very entitled and arrogant attitude, which was quite off-putting.

      2.0
      Oct 23, 2009

      Do not ever join Google as Software Engineer in Test

      software engineer in test
      Recommend
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      Pros

      You will interact with one of the most brilliant computer science workers Free food, free beer, shuttles, opportunity to shake hands with Obama and all the glitz. Sunny state, beautiful campus, I even do my laundry there some days

      Cons

      You will face Software Engineering like interviews. They will test your ability to code and be excellent at algorithms and will be given utterly shitty job You will regret joining the company unless you are a fresh graduate student who likes to be pampered Pay is shitty as well except few lucky testers who get placed in "high profile" or "high demand" projects You will feel like a slave There is no getting out of it easily I have a degree from one of the top schools and I am already regretting joining google

      5.0
      Oct 17, 2009

      Great place for engineers

      Software engineer
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      Pros

      * Great Co-workers. My experience has been overwhelmingly positive in this area. My co-workers are smart, motivated, and trustworthy. I can count on them for design and execution. * Great products. Loving the product you work on is great motivation for getting up in the morning. * Engineer-oriented. Product managers for the most part do not call the shots. Engineering bears most of the responsibility for design, timelines, etc. * Flexible hours. Performance really is king; engineers have a lot of flexibility in deciding when to come in and leave. * Food. Delicious. * Idealism. "Don't be evil" isn't just some marketing ploy that insiders scoff at. There's a real culture of accountability. * Stability. I heard of no one in engineering that was worried about their job due to the global economic crisis. * Scale. You're probably working on something millions of people use. There's great job satisfaction in that.

      Cons

      * Limited upside compared to a start-up. You don't come to Google thinking you're going to strike it rich in one fell swoop anymore. This is the price of stability. * Company has grown quite large. There's something intangible that changes with growth, and even getting to know everyone in your extended team can be hard. There are no all-company events anymore. These have been replaced with organization-specific events. * Management quality varies. I have a great manager but I've heard horror stories. * Your initial project is assigned based on expressed preferences and relevant experience. It may take time to get off of it if you don't like it. * Ramp up may take some time, but don't get discouraged as this is expected. The software stack is almost all in-house and so there's indirect transfer to other systerms.

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