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      4.4

      87% would recommend to a friend

      (48,452 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 48,452 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 Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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      48K reviews
      3.0
      Mar 8, 2017

      'gTech Ads' - Google's most structured teams

      Ad solution consultant
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      My review is focused on the gTech Org, which is a ~5,000 people Org in Google that works on ad integration, helps Sales & Customers with troubleshooting, supports publishers and agencies. The roles in gTech are for example Ad Solution Consultant, Support Specialist, Technical Account Manager, etc. + Although your Org (gTech) is quite boring, you still have the Google brand and all the Google perks (insurance, food, gym, travel allowance, etc.) + Stock price and great stock package + Smart and interesting people

      Cons

      - gTech has small travel budget (e.g. I've never travelled to Mountain View in over 2 years to meet my teammates in person) - Your job performance is measured with hard 'call-center-like' KPIs (# Customer Contacts, Time for resolution, etc.) - Big Org where everybody wants to get promoted ASAP to move to other teams, thus very difficult to get promoted within 2 years. - Decision making process is very slow (expect to take months and months to get approvals for the simplest projects) - Project time has to be done in addition to your core work & metrics - They hire people who are too smart & talented for their role. E.g. you are a full-stack Engineer, but do technical support. - Mid-Management and VPs in gTech do not show leadership and do not follow through on their words (e.g. preach 'take ownership' but force everybody to follow processes and meet certain support metrics) - The core compensation (Base + Bonus) is relative low, but Google's high stock price is balancing the total comp.

      1.0
      Jun 1, 2014

      Full of the worst people from Microsoft

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      All the usual good stuff about Google: free food and good comp.

      Cons

      Google opened the Kirkland office to poach from Microsoft and Amazon. Looks like they got what they wished for. The office and Google internally is just brimming with politics and useless processes now. All the good Engineers have/will leave very shortly.

      2.0
      May 5, 2008

      Google:An Elitist's Playground

      Risk analyst
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      When people think of working for Google, the food and facilities are generally what come to mind first…and those are the best parts. Google fosters a college or academic feel where you never need to leave the campus in order to find sustenance or a respite from the daily grind. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are offered Monday through Friday, and the food is pretty good (keep in mind I'm comparing it to other free food…so how can you really complain?). Google-colored Swiss balls (those bouncy orbs you see freakishly fit people doing sit-ups on in infomercials) invade the office cubicles and give the workspace a much more play-pen sort of feel. To bolster the dorm room ambiance, Google also supplies pinball machines; foosball, ping pong & pool tables; and assorted video games. Foam darts are passed out for 'dart wars' during especially hectic times, and silently encourage the employees to roll away from their ergonomically arranged desks to fling projectiles at unsuspecting coworkers. After a grueling week of work, an employee can look forward to a company-funded bender in the form of microbrew beer (both on tap and in bottles!), wine, and the occasional Jell-O shot. If the alcohol upsets your stomach and a retreat to a bathroom is what you crave, fear not! In addition to having showers in almost every building, Google boasts toilets with heated seats, built-in bidets, and dryers for those who prefer to relieve themselves in a more "green" fashion.

      Cons

      If you enjoy your individuality and time alone, Google is not the place for you (keep in mind I’m not an engineer). Google pushes a highly "googley" atmosphere, which is something akin to what the Brady Bunch would be like if they lived in communist Russia. Everything from the carpet to the bathroom tiles incorporate the Google colors into its design. People are encouraged to have googley attitudes, wear plastic smiles, and not to question the infallible nature of the executive management group. Marathon hours are the standard because, after all, employees are practically encouraged to bring a cot and sleep there…barracks coming soon (really?! no, not really). If you like feeling awkward during forced group activity, Google is your haven. It isn't exactly "forced" (no guns), but if you don't participate you become labeled as "ungoogley." Once deemed “ungoogley”, you're practically viewed as a rotten apple that threatens to spoil the bunch. If you can endure and appreciate the googley atmosphere, you might also enjoy Google's uncanny ability to clot information within the hierarchy. Very little is shared throughout the company because from the moment you're hired, secrecy is revered. But to be honest, most of those who read this review won't even be able to get a job there. Whether you're right out of college or are putting your kids through college, your academic standing will be asked about, your transcripts required. If you went to Podunk U, your chances are worse than the rumored 1% of applicants. I'm not saying that high standards aren't important, but Google discriminates against creative and diverse applicants by employing such arbitrary standards. Google (generally) hires the elite who have elitist attitudes…probably not the best way to understand what the masses want.

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