Life at Google is in one word - awesome.
Since I've worked at the Google Hyderabad office, I am specifically speaking about Google Hyderabad.
Work Timings: There is no officially declared fixed timing. Just have to make sure you are on time for meetings and are able to complete your work. Generally, most employees come around 9-10am, and leave at around 7-8pm. Apart from this, Google also lets you work from home in case a situation turns up. Google also refunds for your internet connection at home and provides a 19 inch monitor to work at home. What more could one ask for.
Work pressure: Google makes sure you don't feel any pressure while working. That's why, we have massage chairs, spa, gym, micro-kitchens (yes, free food), 4 meals a day (breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner), music rooms, TT tables, cricket nets, and whatnot. Plus, teams are entitled one team outing per year, to get to know each other. They can visit practically any place in the world, and the expenses will be managed by Google. Of course, not your shopping expenses. :P
Yes, they all work in casuals, i.e. tees and jeans. I haven't seen anyone come to work in formals there. EVER. There is no dress code.
I was in a process of upselling the existing Google clients on their adwords account. every day used to be a typical day at work because the responsibility was very high as google's 98% of income is from our process. I learned how to tackle clients in a professional manner and not just to maintain them in our business but also keep them always highly motivated. there was a mixed management and frankly speaking there was huge confusion of hierarchy. example for leave we had to contact our HR person, for incentive one manager, for process clarification training person, for escalation floor walker etc. Indeed my co-workers are fine people to work with. the hardest part of job is to be on one single call for more than 50 mins, however most enjoyable part was also the same as the customers used to be very interactive and professional. overall the experience was good, however I decided to for forward in my career on the finance domain i selected. And hence i decided to do SAP and explore my innovative thoughts in SAP industry.
Prosfree lunch, free juice, breakfast, many more..
I had the most exciting time of my 4 years career at Google. The industry leading products that you get work on is an incredibly rewarding opportunity
The learning curve at Google was so steep, for it blessed me with an immense opportunity to explore the uncharted territories in the deployed domain. I was part of the product management team of YouTube doing analytics and arriving at solutions to improve the user experience and finding ways to increase user engagement effortlessly by seamless integration of YouTube with the Google ecosystem. The challenging part of the job was working on the overhaul of the user interface and the whole user engagement of the product and its phased roll out in December'11 and January'12. The management at Google believes in fostering innovation and creating the industry leading products to make life easier, and this paves a way to a hierarchy that encourages the individual's efforts rather than stifling them. The Google experience enables you to develop an attitude towards learning that goes a long way to enhance your career goals.
Can have fun at work and good place to gain knowledge .Wipro Technologies provides awesome training(3 months) to the freshers. It is essentially very helpful to those who dont have computer background like guys who dint take computers as a subject in schools and/or belonged to a non-circuit branch in Engineering. It helps guys who have a computer background in refresh their knowledge. The idea behind this training is to bring the computer guys and the non computer guys to the same level before starting to work for wipro technologies. Sometimes you feel that the training is too difficult but later on you realise its worth. They conduct frequent training sessions on latest technologies also, which is free for all and anyone can participate(freshers and experienced both). Wipro provides mass transportation services. They ensure that the employees reach safely to their homes no matter when the employee wants to go home. They provide bus and cab services. Your work is appreciated. Competetive environment.
Productive and fun work place with friendly enevironment
Google is an amazing place to work. I have never confronted typical days at work, infact I have enjoyed the environment around me. Well, I have learned to work under pressure and reach the deadlines, learned how to deal with coworkers, learned to have patience and eventually have learned the corporate culture.
Management of Google was really friendly, they used to solve the issues on time with no delays. Without Co workers, office would have been a boring place. We used to discuss, talk lot of things during the work but we never misused our freedom at work place. When we are at office, work is our first priority. I never had any hardest part of the job. They most enjoyable and entertaining part is cafeteria place where we all get together and talk lot of things.
ProsDedicated team, Good work culture, provides good facilities
Consless career opportunities, less hikes, less package
Google was such a great office to work at , really I learned a lot their in fact now everything looks easy for me when it comes to internet or internet search.Management was awesome because they were so friendly even with Jr associates , helping , motivating and giving a chance to grow. Co-workers are just like a family I heard a lot of corporate life there will be a cut throat competition with your colleagues but I haven't notice such thing in Google.I haven't seen anything makes me stress so I don't think there would be any hardest part anyway coming to most enjoyable day , my most enjoyable day was when we went for outing we had a blasting time , singing , dancing , playing I can't forgot those moments.
It was a great learning for me in the company, pertaining to administrative skills, the reason why i learnt these things is because of my interest and the overwhelming support which was provided to me by my superiors.
Their great leadership will be remembered for a longer period of time in my heart, the environment which we got in the company is incredible. We used to have lot of interaction with the managers, senior managers etc, so it is very difficult for me to forget those days. The personality development sessions helped us a lot in interacting with people professionally.
When it comes to learning, the learning is a part of life and it cannot be stopped at any cost. We should be open to learning and we should create the awareness in the minds of the people about the learning and i personally believe that in order to become extraordinary in life continuous efforts are needed.
Absolutely no doubt about it. Its a fun work place enjoy the benefits of Google, besides these the mapping process is a challenging aspect. Have learned so many things from the fellow workers learned how to cope up with the situations.
Talking about management, our Team Lead, Pod Lead's helps me out to get rid off the problems. Coming to co-workers they are very amicable too. Its a good environment to work for. Its always a pleasure working for a big reputed companies and I would assure that I can give my 100% at the work place. The reason for changing the present company is every individual will look for a growth in the career to satisfy their needs, even I am looking for a change and growth. Hoping for the earliest response from you, if you think it meets the requirement of your profile I am the desired candidate for you.
Thank You.
while working on this survey met new friends, we used to have a motorbike each and we had to go to different areas to take a record of all the running businesses with our xolo smartphones and a confidential application through which we took photos and listed their names and phone numbers and the address of the business ongoing for eg. a hair salon to upload on google. then at the end after sharing our location to our manager we changed the areas and in the end when all the work was done we had to report to the main office in bhai wala chownk and we all meet and have a little bit conversation about our mood on the work that day and had tea conversation ends so does the cup of tea and we all go back to our homes. seniors were also joyfull to talk with everybody very motivating infact. working with google was really fun.
Manoj Parakala: 9 years experienced in Transport Management with ISO certified
A typical day at work: Google India
Most days I get in early so I can get emails done and be ready for the next day team meeting/ review on customer feedback. I still remember the typical day, we had a late change for a customer feedback from the customer to deal with. I got Roger to do a quick customer feedback analysis whilst I went to see my Manager .He explained how important it was, so I reviewed the plan and found a way to get the change in without harming the critical path. The teams weren’t too happy to have to squeeze in another change, but when I explained how helpful it would be to the customer they got down to updating the specification on issues. We'd got it done by lunch hours and, with my manager in we got everything else back on track by the end of the day.
There is a strong divide between working as a contractor for Google vs being an employee. It was like being at the fence of the garden of Eden, looking in at happy Googlers, while sitting just out of reach. Being a Google employee, a "white badger", is great. Being a contractor (or TVC as Google calls us) can range from honestly very great, to terrible. If you're a developer who is a contractor, or a manager, life is pretty good. But if you're a worker bee, it's rough. The maps people possibly have the worst of it.
The Google divide is becomes quickly, starkly obvious just after starting. There is no health insurance, and no paid time off when working as a Google Maps surveyor (or any TVC). Traveling extensively, often no where interesting, and staying over the weekend with no option to return home for weeks at a time made this job very hard for me, especially because I have a family. Vacations, even short ones, where highly detrimental to putting food on the table and paying rent.
Google gave me a corporate credit card to pay for daily meals, which was good. BUT the card was heavily micromanaged with daily and weekly reports due for its use. Even though it had a daily expenditure cap. But I was never allowed to gain points for purchases, while my managers quickly become diamond Hilton members making reservations for me... A very clear double standard. You are also expected to enter business spaces and survey but without permission from business and business owners, whi
ProsFree food
Consdangerous, zero growth, time away from home, no benefits
Productive and fun workplace, Pros
1) Food, food, food. 15+ cafes on main campus (MTV) alone. Mini-kitchens, snacks, drinks, free breakfast/lunch/dinner, all day, errr'day.
2) Benefits/perks. Free 24:7 gym access (on MTV campus). Free (self service) laundry (washer/dryer) available. Bowling alley. Volley ball pit. Custom-built and exclusive employee use only outdoor sport park (MTV). Free health/fitness assessments. Dog-friendly. Etc. etc. etc.
3) Compensation. In ~2010 or 2011, Google updated its compensation packages so that they were more competitive.
4) For the size of the organization (30K+), it has remained relatively innovative, nimble, and fast-paced and open with communication but, that is definitely changing (for the worse).
5) With so many departments, focus areas, and products, *in theory*, you should have plenty of opportunity to grow your career (horizontally or vertically). In practice, not true.
6) You get to work with some of the brightest, most innovative and hard-working/diligent minds in the industry. There's a "con" to that, too (see below).
Cons
1) Work/life balance. What balance? All those perks and benefits are an illusion. They keep you at work and they help you to be more productive. I've never met anybody at Google who actually time off on weekends or on vacations. You may not hear management say, "You have to work on weekends/vacations" but, they set the culture by doing so - and it inevitably trickles down. I don't know if Google inadverte
First of all, amazing tech stack, great engineers, interesting projects, more knowledge and resources available than you can handle. You have to learn all the time and not stick to some specific stack as there's constant development and deprecation going on. Not the environment for everybody but if you have a boy-scout attitude you will be happy there. I am for this part.
For the organizational aspects it's not great though. A lot of chaotic changes happened just so that someone can have a great performance evaluation to jump to another team after which the project is forgotten (I've seen it happen many times). It's amazing how many resources are wasted for meaningless work. It's sad to see engineers taking over management tasks from incompetent managers just to get work done.
For the cultural part, don't be fooled - it's not the same open and inclusive company as it used to be. People get fired for saying the ugly truth. The hierarchy is much more enforced than it used to be (in my org tree). Make sure you work there as a full-time employee (FTE) and not let's say a contractor. If you're a contractor like me, doing the same full-time engineering work as my FTE peers and for many years just on different contract (but same NDAs), prepare for getting different treatment. This is sad especially that the majority of the workforce are contractors/vendors etc. Some examples:
- I need to pass some security trainings annually which say that contractors/temps/vendors are trouble and
Prosamazing tech stack, constantly learning new things, good salary
Consdiscrimination of contracors, poor organization of work, many meaningless projects which get abbandoned very soon
Busy and average working conditions, funny looking place.
I was working in Catering Mk team as a Catering assistant. My typical day started at 7 am for morning shift and 12 am for the afternoon shift.
B for start of my shift I`d take my work uniform on me and make sure that my personal hygiene is up to required standard.
I signed inn at the manager desk and collected work phone and temperature probe.
My responsibilities was looking after Micro kitchens located in google office building. Daily I had 4-6 kitchen`s to look after.
First in morning I did temperature checks and collected a trolley from storeroom and stock up dairy products, fruits and Coffey on it and bring thous on the floors to the kitchens. Stock the fridges and stands with thous and did a stock check what I will need next.
Second I cleaned all fridges and water coolers and Coffey machines in my kitchens. Than I stocked thous. I was constantly washing up Coffey mugs, bowls, plates, crockery, in dish washers and also by hand beside all the stocking. Only half of the kitchens had dish washers as a result of savings.
After my break I was stocking up Sweet stands and cleaning Gaggio Coffey machines and tiding up the kitchens. I was also responsible for proper working order of all electric powered kitchen equipment and for logging service tickets if required.
On the end of my shift I make sure that all my kitchens are tidy, clean and well stocked for the next day. I cleaned and returned my trolley and disposed all waste in a compactor or bin. I returned to my manager to r
Google, is actually like in the movie "The internship"
A typical day at work as a field operations associate for Google Map starts by going to the office, based in Victoria in London, to meet the other members of the team. At 8:30am we all go to the cafeteria to have breakfast together. After an hour everyone go on the field with his backpack, his phone and his battery pack and is ready to explore the city and visit the places which are on the weekly assignment. For some of us, we have a car or a plane to get.
We are alone on the field, every member has a disctrict to survey and is fully independent. We manage our planning and our work.
We are all part of a group on Hangout and cha all day to help eachother.
We spend our day travelling and meeting the store managers to explain our work.
At the end of the day, we are back to our place and hotel. At night, we have to do some administration like filling forms and planning our next day in order to reach our targets.
I have learned so much about the Google culture, like the fact that everyone works with a positive energy and want to learn all the time, I have learned what team work is and how important it is for a project to grow. I have learned a lot about Google Map and how the application works. I have learned to use the Google applications such as Google sheet, Google doc, Google drawing, Google analytics, Google Kepp, Google Map and much more. I have learnt to install the Bluetooth beacons in stores and I could manage a team on the installation process and liaise with the
Overview: Working for Google Express has been a great learning experience. I have grown in many ways with a lot of different people. I learned how to lead a team and plan a successful work day, as well as input my previous experiences from other jobs into this one which helped me excel into the position I am currently in.
Job Description: Google Express is a same day delivery service that caters to stores such as Target, Walgreens, Costco, and other retailers. The area of Google Express that I work in is in the warehouse where drivers pick up customer orders (parcels) and brings them to the warehouse to be sorted, stowed, picked and given to courier drivers to be delivered.
Typical Day: I would help open the warehouse we work in and take attendance of operators within the shift. I would then obtain the assets needed for a successful work day i.e smartphones, barcode scanners and laptop computers. As soon as I complete that, I assign operators to each of the three work zones: Inbound, Outbound and Prep & Stow based on each individual's physical abilities as well computer knowledge and abilities to carry out tasks required. Throughout the day, I would monitor, as well as help any zone that need back up during our rushes. I mostly supervise the operators and solve any problems that arise as well as guide them in the right direction and train them along the way.
Management: I have had dealings with several managers throughout my time on the project and they
ProsGreat workers and free micro kitchen filled with snacks
I'm a powerful, masculine, mgtow type of guy, and even I broke down crying on the datacenter floor
Former Employee - Operations Engineer in Atlanta, GA
Positive Outlook
No opinion of CEO
I worked at Google (Less than a year)
Pros
The people are very nice and smart. the dress is casual. the cubicles are quiet. The food is good. A fun place to work.
The security staff is nice, and some will become good friends.
Cons
The datacenter never has enough tools.
You feel completely alone and it seems that you shouldn't ask questions once you're let loose post-trainig.
I broke down crying a few times on the datacenter floor because I couldn't find any answers or documentation from their intranet or from other employees.
They want a phd level of intelligence to work for 20$/hr.
Atlanta is the neglected "redheaded stepchild" data center.
Can be somewhat political, but if you don't get involved with or discuss politics anywhere on memegen or on the internal mailing lists or if you're smart enough to be engage in a neutral manner or pretend to side with the "correct" politics rather than your own political beliefs, you'll be alright.
I sweat a lot, and no one told me that I could bring spill-proof tumblers or clear drink containers on the DC floor!
The training was excellent. But safety protocols conflict with the speed that repairs MUST be accomplished. Eg: you must take shortcuts, like not wear globes when doing battery swaps, even if it's not safe. I was probably fired for not wearing gloves during the week that safety inspectors were onsite, however I
First the obvious freebies for all employees and contractors: free breakfast, lunch, and snacks, access to Google gym and fitness classes, and a genuinely great office and facilities (most employees can chose a Macbook, Chromebook, or Windows laptop and many get supplied with the latest Google phones and tablets depending on the team). People are very friendly, motivated, and interesting and it is a genuinely fun workplace with lots of buzz and challenges.
Treatment of TVCs (temps, vendors, and contractors) varies by team and at times it feels like they are considered second-class citizens by management, or ignored altogether. TVCs in some teams can't work from home, use work equipment (laptops, mobile devices etc..) externally, aren't usually entitled to business travel, free Google swag, and most team/company meetings and social events.
As a result many are left feeling a bit ostracised as "outsiders". I've never been treated like this as a contractor in my professional career and it leaves a nasty taste in your mouth like you're not trusted or fresh out of college and incompetent.
Converting to a full-time employee is also very hard and being a TVC doesn't really give you a leg-up compared to external candidates. I found recruiters to be disinterested in helping me stay at Google.
Management should treat TVCs better, and less like second class citizens. If you go to the effort of hiring and training them, why not invest in their future and try to find them a pe
ProsFree breakfast lunch and snacks, access to Google gym and fitness classes, a genuinely great office and facilities, choice of laptop, phone and/or tablet, people are very friendly and interesting, a genuinely fun workplace with lots of buzz and challenges
ConsTreatment of contractors, no travel many other perks full-time employees get
I almost never knew the "greater picture" of where my team was headed, because the entire department seemed to have no clue. I would be told something by someone on my team who heard it in passing from our manager, and then the exact opposite would happen in two weeks. Even when that manager quit, the same things kept happening, and even when I switched teams (within the same department), so I believe the entire department was rotting from the head.
I saw excessive amounts of waste at every turn. Corporate culture is one of laziness and complacency, to the point where trying to pick up extra work that is technically beyond the scope of your job title will actually penalize you. I had to argue for weeks to convince a senior engineer to make a one line, basic change to top of rack switch because he simply didn't want to do it, and there was literally no recourse for me (I quit before he did, if he ever did).
There are also some really sketchy activity going on inside, and attempts at bringing said activity to light will most likely only end poorly for you.
Overall, it started off great when I was still enamored by the name "Google" and was but a lowly peon. But as my team members quickly quit and my responsibilities expanded to encompass their old duties (because hiring for your team is also a nightmare), I saw more and more of the grit beneath the glamor. I have no intention of ever working for Google again.
I do feel I need to say that the Facilities team gets stu
ProsFree food, free (or discounted, if you're a contractor) travel to anywhere in the bay area
ConsCulture of laziness, hostility towards contractors, some really sketchy stuff going on, too many people making dumb power plays, promotional system is broken
Wonderful direct supervisor, terrible upper management
Typical day at work:
Come in, log into system, get right to work gathering products to fulfill customer orders. Help coworkers with hard-to-find items or missing/damaged items.
What I learned:
Work as hard as I can, always be ready to assist the team, keep open communication with management. Don't let any of them abuse their position to make your job harder than it should be.
Management:
The two direct supervisors I worked closest with during my time at Google Express were both very easy-going and hands-off. As long as I got my work done and kept an open line of communication to assist with any complications that might come up, they just left me to my work. Now the other managers and district managers were an entirely different story. They were entirely unwilling to help with anything--whether it be scheduling, points on our records, or just being generally civil, they consistently talked down to and looked down on us. They would ask for our input on streamlining parts of the work process, and proceed not to listen to any of our ideas, until parts of the work programs malfunctioned, or our order queue skyrocketed for weeks at a time.
Workplace culture:
Aside from the aforementioned management problems, coworkers were, for the most part, easy to get along with, and reliable to work with. However, as is the case in most work environments, there were a handful of extremely lazy people. This would not be a problem if it weren't for the fact that the team as a whol
ProsEasy work, mostly amicable supervisors
ConsDense upper management
Questions And Answers about Google
What is interview process like at Google?
Asked 1 May 2017
Systematic
Answered 21 Jan 2019
It is online process
Answered 27 Aug 2018
How are the working hours
Asked 8 Oct 2017
8 to 10 hour
Answered 30 Oct 2018
8 to 10 hours
Answered 30 Oct 2018
What is the company culture at Google?
Asked 1 May 2017
Care about the users
Answered 21 Sept 2018
Very helpful culture
Answered 18 Sept 2018
What questions did they ask during your interview at Google?
Asked 1 May 2017
Anything if we search we can get it in google so it is really globally covering in all types of field for all age group requirement product
