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
Aug 2, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

A lot of us came to Glassdoor because it provided a unique opportunity to be part of a growing company that would allow us to progress our career while being a part of a culture and mission that you couldn’t find elsewhere. Equity, free lunch/snacks, gym/wellness programs, dental/medical benefits, vacation policy when it included unlimited PTO, beer on tap, dogs in the office, office on the water & company events. What has kept me at Glassdoor for several years are the people and the culture that we’ve built. I have made amazing friendships and am lucky to be surrounded by smart, driven people who are invested in the growth and believe in the mission of Glassdoor. Sandler/Jim Mitchell training we received last year showed me that Glassdoor was invested in the personal and professional growth of the sales team.

Cons

This last year at Glassdoor has changed drastically, we understand that with change comes growing pains. However, as we’ve done in the past, when will we course correct? We constantly hear from our leaders that they ‘hear us’ yet nothing has altered and unfortunately it’s too late. It feels as though it is more than just the sales team where morale is down based off of conversations with other departments. As mentioned in the previous reviews, the culture and morale is shot and a lot of us just feel like a number and underappreciated. It is nowhere near what it used to be. Leadership changes in 2016 as well as a lack of communication and transparency has adversely affected the sales organization. Not only are we paid far less than any other startup in the Bay Area, quotas are so high, reps are in fear of being put on a plan. When roughly 10% of the team is hitting quota, which includes ramping reps, it takes a huge toll on morale and our personal and professional happiness. We all believe in Glassdoor and the culture has kept us here, but at some point if we aren’t making money and leadership continues to ‘hear us’ but makes zero change, what’s the point of caring anymore? Reps across the tiers are looking & taking other jobs as we know we are valuable assets at any other organization. In addition, there is little room for growth at HQ and puzzling staff cuts that are never addressed create an optic of uncertainty.

5.0
Jul 30, 2016

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Anonymous employee
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Pros

Very collaborative work environment, management know how to stick to their agendas and addressing critical issues. A lot of great perks to working here and our staff keeps growing!

Cons

The company is going through growing pains and a lot happens fast. At times can be overwhelming, and a lot of our work can be manual. We're trying to implement more automated processes to accommodate the growth and workload

3.0
Jul 30, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The biggest pro of working at Glassdoor is the intention and purpose behind the product. Our mission is more than helping people find jobs they love, it's about helping employers identify their strengths and weaknesses and how they can succeed as a company in driving new talent and keeping their employees happy. When CEM'S/CSM's get on a call with customers and are able to un-surface insights that employers never realized before and are able to strategize on ways to improve their ratings and engage their employee base-that is a WIN and that is what drives majority of the team and reminds them why this role is important and needed. Glassdoor as a product isn't the most intuitive so customers need a CSM/CEM to act as their partner and consultant to help them make sure they are getting the most value and ROI. To the surprise of sales and leadership (Robert, specifically), CEM/CSM's drive a lot of value for our customers...and it's not just a matter of pushing CPC's up and down like a robot. So when this team gets the chance to speak to customers, uncover insights, drive home value, and be positioned to make an impact-that is a pro and that's what will drive this team. Our new VP of customer success-she's trying her hardest, she's trying to drive home the strategic value of CEM'S/CSM's...maybe it's rubbing off the wrong way for some, but at least she is trying to open the company's eyes to our value as a team.

Cons

The con's: as of lately, there are many. And the pro I listed above is rarely happening because our CEO sees no value in the CS team and continually pigeon holes this team as CPC bid adjusters with little value to add. This view then trickles down to the sales leadership team who then also treats the CS team as their glorified secretaries and limits the team to make any strategic input with customers. But, here's the problem...the CSM/CEM team is over it, if you really think the value of this team is so marginal...then you hired the wrong people. The people on this team are smart, innovative, strategic, and dedicated to Glassdoor...and you give them no way to drive value. Robert-you have to read this review and understand that your lack of perceived value of this team has immense impact on morale. You can claim that yes of course you care and you value this team, but we know what happens in those QBR's and we know deep down you just want a team that obsesses over pace and if things aren't perfect and if budgets aren't being spent-that's the fault of the CS team. Did we ever consider that perhaps, Glassdoor growth in terms of traffic could be a factor? Or perhaps that our tool never works and is constantly running into bugs? Or that our search results surface job board and organic jobs above sponsored jobs? There's only so much that can be done as a CSM/CEM and if the goal is to hire bots to sit and adjust cpc's-then you should fire all these people....because they are too talented, too driven, too strategic, and too smart to sit in a company that doesn't value them. Morale is low. Super low. People are leaving left and right, and something will have to change to keep this team motivated. More and more tasks are being asked of CSM's and none of them are strategic or insightful...it's more busy work and reports that could be automated. The CS managers are not strong. All they do is acquiesce to the VP...and if you want to build a relationship with your team, then they need to know you're fighting for them on their behalf. Too many things are falling on our plates without any insight into the impact of the day to day. This team can't be successful if we don't enable the team to be successful. CS managers are spread too thin, they manage far too many CSM's and are unable to be help their team grow professionally. We should have more managers who can really help drive value to certain client scenarios and be that advocate. And we should be hiring managers that really challenge and evaluate why we are doing certain things and un-surfacing potential issues (rather than right now, it's all just so reactive) Performance reviews are such a joke. All we're told all year is "great work, good job, nothing to report on here". As a result, the team comes into their performance reviews expecting a raise or promotion and they get nothing. There is no real time feedback and CSM managers have nothing to add. You have to give insight into how to grow professionally and this should be feedback that is happening throughout the year!!! It appears that the only way to really grow on this team is to throw a hissy fit and threaten to quit...which has worked for some on this team, and not for others.

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Thank you for writing this review. I addressed most of this in the CSM all-hands this morning, but let me recap it here: CSM's, as well as support and implementation, are a critical part of the success of our clients. I think it's fair to say that sometimes we celebrate sales without celebrating the CSMs that stand behind them. We will do a better job of that. But make no mistake - I deeply value the work that you all do. As I mentioned this morning, I was Glassdoor's first CSM and I know how hard this job can be. And at the same time, how rewarding it can be. As I shared this morning, we have numerous strong efforts underway to increase the value that we deliver to our employer clients. I agree that there are only so many dials that a CSM can turn - what I think we've done a poor job of is communicating the things that we are doing to increase value to our clients, and essentially help you. Some of these are literally rolling out right now, and you will see more throughout the next several months. We are certainly going through a lot of change right now as we scale. As I discussed this morning, how we persevere through this inflection point is the true test of our abilities as a team. I've been through this before, and I know we are going to come out stronger. But you will have to be patient, and you'll have to decide if you've got the fight in you to get through these growing pains. I hope you will continue to stay and work with us. I know you will be stronger for it. -- robert
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