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    Google Reviews

    Updated 25 March, 2019
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    Google CEO Sundar Pichai
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    • "Can be hard to maintain your work life balance" (in 365 reviews)

    • "Very big company that is in many businesses" (in 311 reviews)

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    1. "Intern"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Google part-time

      Pros

      the working environment was super lit

      Cons

      The commute was so long that it got tiring.

    2. "Be prepared to work on California Time"

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      Current Employee - Software Engineer in Waterloo, ON
      Current Employee - Software Engineer in Waterloo, ON
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Google full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great compensation
      Excellent benefits
      Great coworkers
      Opportunities for travel

      Cons

      Stressful work environment
      Most teams report back to leadership in California

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    3. "Great place to work!"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Google full-time

      Pros

      Everyone knows the pro's. Great community, great perks, leading company.

      Cons

      Work, work, work. Work life balance is tough, but once you get used to it it's fine.

    4. "Highly Recommended"

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      Current Employee - Account Executive in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Account Executive in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Google full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Career growth and acceleration; Continuous learning opportunities

      Cons

      As the company continues to get bigger, there is an increasing amount of internal process that is required and can sometimes serve to slow things down

    5. "Nice employer"

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      Former Employee - Software Intern in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Software Intern in Toronto, ON

      I worked at Google (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Great working environment to be in

      Cons

      Tasks given or assigned are very specific

    6. "Good Company"

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      Current Employee - Worker in Burlington, ON
      Current Employee - Worker in Burlington, ON
      Recommends

      I have been working at Google part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Good company with fair compensation and work hours

      Cons

      Requires a lot of creativity and initiative

      Advice to Management

      hire full time

    7. "Good spot"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Google full-time

      Pros

      Great people
      Challenging problems
      Lots of chance for impact

      Cons

      Questionable upper management, recent changes not awesome

    8. "great"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      great company to work for

      Cons

      i dont have any cons

    9. "I was an employee at google for 1 year"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Google full-time

      Pros

      Great company, huge potential, highly recommended

      Cons

      I do not have any cons for working, they're a bit leftist but thats fine

    10. "Great experience"

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      Former Employee - Sales Associate in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Sales Associate in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Google full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Interesting projects, okay salary, difficult clients

      Cons

      Political, not meritocracy, but overall okay