Glassdoor reviews

3.9

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,113 total reviews)
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Owen Humphries

84% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Glassdoor has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,113 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Glassdoor employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0
Dec 9, 2020

Right mission statement, but empty words

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Pros

Glassdoor had good people sprinkled throughout, good people with good hearts, wanting to take their skills, expertise and collaboration with thought leaders and actually build a high-quality product. But only a few, and not enough.

Cons

Will make this quick. Leadership (non-product) was a biz ops party through and through, and at times, felt a lot like you had to be "one of the guys" to be heard. With a basically all-White management team, and just a sprinkle of diversity across the senior-level directors does a disservice to what you guys call yourselves - an open company. A company with the opportunity to be the solution job seekers need, especially during these times, yet it was clear they weren't ready to sacrifice short-term growth for a long-term strategy focused on building a strong product. Though the culture was "open", not once did I feel like a part of the team. It's a dog eat dog culture, all about bettering yourself and not working as a team. Managers need to learn how to empower, mentor and provide air coverage for their teams. Being a manager isn't about taking the credit by putting yourself in the spotlight, it's about coaching and leveling up your team.

5.0
Nov 24, 2020

Amazing company, loved every minute of it

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Pros

I would highly recommend Glassdoor. They have smart folks at the helm driving in the right direction. It may have taken a turn at the start of COVID, but they are on the right path now. As Darwin wrote, "It's not the fastest or strongest species that survives, it's the one that adapts to change the best" Glassdoor has done that. I have an enormous amount of respect and appreciation for the folks there, CSW, Kate, etc. I'm grateful for all of the development, mentorship, and growth while watching the company scale. There are truly good eggs who really care about employees.

Cons

I think that it's important to understand that no company is perfect, and although there were certainly challenging times, all-in-all the good outweighed the bad significantly. Looking back with fond memories on a cool place to work.

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Glassdoor Response
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Thanks for taking the time to drop us a review! Your kind words about our resiliency during 2020 are incredibly appreciated. As you note, the secret sauce at Glassdoor is our people. Together, we have found many ways to innovate our product, encourage one another, and respond to our users during a year that none of us predicted. Thanks for the work you contributed toward furthering our mission and helping so many around the world find a job they love!
1.0
Nov 16, 2020

Not great

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Pros

It's a mission driven company -- feels good to be doing something good for the world (theoretically)

Cons

The pay is very mediocre... that was okay given that work / life balance was pretty good. But, 60 hour weeks has become the norm. It's gotten political. Execs are leaving left at an alarming rate...

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Glassdoor Response
5y
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Glassdoor is a mission driven company - helping job seekers find a job and company they love and I'm happy to hear that our mission has resonated with you. A foundational component of Glassdoor is also transparency. Earlier this year, we provided insight into our Compensation Philosophy - which one can find on our blog - which highlights that we target the 65th percentile as midpoint for salaries of non-technical roles and the 75th percentile as midpoint for technical roles. And no doubt, 2020 has been a challenging year with a global pandemic, moving to working remotely full time, and social justice taking a prominent role. Within Glassdoor, these changes were also layered upon a strategy shift and a focus on radical transparency. In addition to salary transparency, we have also focused on transparency into: diversity data and metrics, pulse (employee engagement) results, and promotion transparency to provide employees and candidates alike the insights and information they need to navigate their careers. Despite the changes that 2020 has brought us, we are excited about the progress we've made in these areas and the future impact we can have to help those at Glassdoor and everywhere love their job.
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