Employee Reviews
(Winged ratings measure job satisfaction on scale of 1 to 5)
Anonymous shared this review of Google on Mar 11th, 2017
"Although the company is male dominated, it is working hard to increase diversity. Still some mismatch between intent and practice. "
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
One thing Google can improve?
"Not much; it's a great place to work"
Position or Department
Staff Software Engineer, Engineering
Recent Salary
>$150k
Recent Bonus
$20k-$50k
Level of Flexibility
1
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5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies, Culture, Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Google to other women?
"Yes"
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Anonymous shared this review of Google on Mar 9th, 2017
"Due your due diligence about your team and boss. Be aggressive about your career and build strong networks as your boss is unlikely to help you with career development and there is little systemc support."
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
One thing Google can improve?
"Other"
Recent Salary
>$150k
Recent Bonus
>$100k
Level of Flexibility
1
2
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5
"Only really works if you can negotiate well with your manager"
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies, Culture, Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"Yes"
18 Weeks Paid | 20 Weeks Unpaid
"have to negotiate manager by manager"
Would you recommend Google to other women?
"Maybe"
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Anonymous shared this review of Google on Mar 9th, 2017
"Great place to work. Very supportive and flexible. Strongly recommend."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
One thing Google can improve?
"Improve my compensation"
Recent Salary
$100k-$150k
Recent Bonus
$10k-$20k
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies, Culture, Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"Yes"
16 Weeks Paid | 0 Weeks Unpaid
Would you recommend Google to other women?
"Yes"
Want to submit a response?
Anonymous shared this review of Google on Mar 9th, 2017
"Be very firm to set your own boundaries else you will be miserable; know your value and don't fall into the promotion trap as it not a totally fair and transparent process "
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
One thing Google can improve?
"Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)"
Recent Salary
$100k-$150k
Recent Bonus
$20k-$50k
Level of Flexibility
1
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3
4
5
"Flexibility can be a double-edged sword; There are times that It adds more stress since I feel I could never be off work and was expected to be "on" all the time (regardless i am in the office or not) "
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"Yes"
18 Weeks Paid | 0 Weeks Unpaid
Would you recommend Google to other women?
"Maybe"
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Anonymous shared this review of Google on Feb 24th, 2017
"Great maternity and paternity leave. Flex schedules are possible, but subject to your manager's approval. "
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
One thing Google can improve?
"Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)"
Recent Salary
$100k-$150k
Recent Bonus
$10k-$20k
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
"Flexible options are subject to your manager's approval. That can be good if you have a supportive manager, but bad if your manager is not flexible."
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies, Culture, Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"Yes"
24 Weeks Paid | 0 Weeks Unpaid
Would you recommend Google to other women?
"Yes"
Want to submit a response?