YouTube reviews

4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(1,025 total reviews)

Neal Mohan

92% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

YouTube has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,025 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The YouTube 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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1K reviews
5.0
Jan 15, 2026
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Great environment for learning content strategy, pacing, and audience engagement Collaborative workflow and quick feedback cycles Exposure to multiple parts of the process: scripting, editing, thumbnails, metadata, and analytics Clear goals and measurable performance metrics

Cons

Tight deadlines and frequent pivots based on performance Workload can spike around launches and trend windows Communication can be fast-moving, so details can get missed Advice to Management: Keep documenting processes and expectations as things change, and continue investing in training and templates.

4.0
Jan 14, 2026

Fun time

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

content creation is a fun time

Cons

none of the above lol

5.0
Jan 12, 2026

Highly political

Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting product No need to explain what you do to your family and friends Perks of Google

Cons

Very political Extremely layered Not much room to grow

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