Working at Google in Mountain View, CA: 104 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Mountain View, CA Area

"I had a one year contract at Google Interactive Operations and was impressed with the work environment, ethic and effectiveness."

"Awesome contractor to work for."

"I was an SDE intern in Google. I love the amount of work in the company. However, the company is too big, so your chance to be observed is really low."

"This is very a great company to work for. A lot of opportunities for young people. Your ideas are what drive this company. Always new things to do. New ideas to explore and put into work."

What do you like about working at Google?

"The best part of working for Google was the fact that I was surrounded by very intellectual, extremely driven and unselfish people. And yes, the perks were extremely helpful at times as well!"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Other than understanding that your skills have certain limits, and in order to move on to a higher level, you will constantly need to learn new things daily."

What don't you like about working at Google?

"The company was great to work and I had very little to complain about. However, the IT department I was part of was exponentially growing too fast. My daily tasks were easily delegated by the number of new college grads that we would hire. It became less difficult to take care of certain tasks, so I felt that I would lose my technical edge by staying there continuing with that role."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would like to experience a less bureaucratic and more transparent type of management."

What do you like about working at Google?

"I like the food, flexibility, smart people I work with, and transparent culture."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared for the initial enthusiasm to soon subside, and be relegated to a job that you're probably not interested in."

What don't you like about working at Google?

"I dislike the monotony of the job, no clear career path, getting stuck, managers seeming oblivious and ineffective, and too much ambiguity and being left up to chance."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest less red tape, faster-moving decisions, and more insight into why certain decisions are made."

"Recruit photographers in the US and Canada. Strategize for project improvement."

What do you like about working at Google?

"Google fosters a great culture, collaboration, and sense of teamwork. On top of that, there are smart, employee-retention initiatives that make people want to come to work every day."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Demonstrate creativity, intelligence, and adaptability. Think outside the box, and know Google's ethos - don't be evil."

What don't you like about working at Google?

"Often times we work long hours. There is a sense of being a cog in an enormous machine sometimes."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest more realistic deadlines! Sometimes, there is an unnecessary sense of panic."

"I absolutely loved helping account managers troubleshoot their ads."

What do you like about working at Google?

"The advertisers were easy to talk to and definitely appreciated my feedback. It was an excellent working relationship."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be positive, and remember to keep talking out possible solutions to the hypothetical problems you are presented with."

What don't you like about working at Google?

"Unfortunately, when we found out the department was shutting down, Google didn't go out of their way to try to retain me after 2.5 years of service."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest they put more effort into reinvesting in talent through new education and opportunities to retain them."

"Great company, bad people."

What do you like about working at Google?

"There are lots of smart people around, and great people on the very top. I like the good technologies and plenty of resources."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be careful; they may eat you, but you'll learn a lot."

What don't you like about working at Google?

"I dislike the grass roots bureaucracy. People around could probably cut your throat if allowed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They are smart people; they know what's going on."

"It was a great place to work, but there is no chance to move up."

What do you like about working at Google?

"It is a great company to work for, because the work is very organized, and there are high-quality IT products, free food, and benefits."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The interview highlights your skill set, related to the job."

What don't you like about working at Google?

"It is a great company so everybody wants your job, and if you don't have a chance, you will not stay longer, and there is a little chance to move up."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Employees have to be maintained based upon their skill, education, and experience, and not because of whom they know on the top."

What do you like about working at Google?

"I like everything about the company - the culture, the people, and the environment."

What don't you like about working at Google?

"There is nothing that I don't like about the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I have no suggestions for the management, as they are doing a very good job."

What do you like about working at Google?

"I like the innovation, the people, and the freedom at work. I like that I have a lot of autonomy and responsibility."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It is possible to move up at Google, but it takes more time than you would probably expect."

What don't you like about working at Google?

"I feel like I spend my day babysitting systems, instead of actually selling the product. There are a lot of little things that get in my way that make it difficult to do my job."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would empower my direct employees to make them more excited about their day-to-day tasks. I would do away with the annoying daily tasks and get out of their way so they can do their job."

"Interesting old books and busy every day."

What do you like about working at Google?

"The people and work were interesting, especially the older books I had the pleasure of handling."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Never state that you know anything about the position or that you have a friend who works there."

What don't you like about working at Google?

"The repetitive motion required by the job caused some injuries for my friends and myself."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep the number the employees have to make one that they can reasonably make."

What do you like about working at Google?

"I like the awesome perks, really smart people as co-workers, and opportunities to have a huge impact early in my career."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Stand out, and be unconventional. Most importantly, come across as somebody the interviewer would want to work with, because chances are, if you're hired, they'll be your coworker."

What don't you like about working at Google?

"Compensation is not great, given the amount that I contribute."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Put less emphasis on social, and more emphasis on building great products. Put less emphasis on short-term driven quarterly goals."

What do you like about working at Google?

"I like the projects that go on on a daily basis, and the yearly free device."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Make sure you are very committed and can solve tough dependency problems fast."

What don't you like about working at Google?

"I dislike the stress of multiple people saying they want their problem fixed right now."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Put more interesting and forward-looking projects in the pipeline."