Google Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Google full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Google has structured itself well to resist becoming 'evil' as it grows. That's not to say it doesn't - but it takes hold a lot slower than at other companies our size. There's a lot of importance placed on transparency, accountability, and technical acumen by the average employee.

Cons – While everyone is allowed to question the company's decisions, senior management are getting better at dodging them. Making a career for yourself can be very difficult unless you are exceedingly brilliant. There are a lot of very, very smart people here.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Google full-time for more than a year

Pros – Excellent work culture, free food

Cons – You feel like a small cog in a big machine

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Google

Pros – Great company to work for

Cons – None that comes to the mind

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Google full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Amazing, smart, driven and fun people to work with, usually pretty stimulating work, working autonomously, fantastic benefits.

Cons – Very limited career opportunity in satellite offices, which however is not acknowledged by management.

Advice to Senior Management – Don't hire so many managers from external, they ruin our culture.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Google full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Culture and people are the essence of Google. This culture fosters great innovation.

Cons – Change is constant at Google. We hire people who are flexible, but not all react well to change.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Google

Pros – Google has a very open culture with fun people. Managers are understanding and supportive. The work is interesting.

Cons – No real cons that I can point out. Large projects mean you can feel like an insignificant cog in the machine.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Google

Pros – A lot of resources and great people to learn from.

Cons – Becoming a "Big Corporation".
Slow production speed.

Advice to Senior Management – Doing great job.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Google

Pros – Amazing people, a great culture with good knowledge sharing and timely communication, great workplace with prepared food, relaxing surroundings and competent management.

Cons – High expectations of staff to self manage and self-motivate may be difficult for some. Feedback must be sought, rather than expected.

Advice to Senior Management – Focus less on blue-skies projects like Wave, and take into consideration what features are missing from existing products that users are clamouring for.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Google full-time for less than a year

Pros – The people I work with are great. From everyone that I talk to, everyone says all the free food in the world can't replace the caliber of people one works with... I totally agree. Onsite massage therapist and all the food you can eat is great but the people I work with are smart, forward thinking, and thinking about what is best for the users and company.

Cons – Very fast paced. Reorgs all the time. If you're not proactively bettering your position in the company you can find yourself "reorg'ed" out of a position. Google Offers is an internal starup so very volatile.

Advice to Senior Management – Great job

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Google full-time for less than a year

Pros – The atmosphere is striking and you don't feel like its a "corporate" office. End of the day you will not feel tired after the day's work.

Cons – High competition and takes alot of time for you to get recognized.

Advice to Senior Management – Nothing as of now.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company