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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3.0
Jul 9, 2020

Great people, poor communication and structure

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Great team -Friendly and approachable mid and senior management -Salary not bad for the work involved -Great work/life balance -Career progression The best part about my time with Glassdoor was by far the people. Intelligent, funny and warm you always found someone willing to help. Great times were had and a lot has been learned from others. Management were approachable and were always laid back and willing to listen. I have never seen senior management interact with the teams so much and that was refreshing. For the work involved the salary was OK. The work wasn't back breaking or ever encroaching on your personal life. You never had anyone breathing down your neck. Although not completely structured there was great opportunity for progression.

Cons

-Very poor communication -No KPIs (Some would see this as a pro) -Little to no process or structure -Way too many fluff meetings -Onboarding was shocking Communication is a major issue with Glassdoor. Huge updates were poorly timed, a two paragraph email could turn into a 45 minuet meeting, some comments and feedback came across as very snarky and personal, and at least 75% of the meetings were not necessary. In my role at KPIs did not exist or very few that were measured anyway. KPI's are the core structure to measure success, improve processes and make the customer journey seamless. Half the 1-1's I had there was nothing to discuss. There are little to no processes, no documentation, no email templates nothing. If something did exist it was 5 years old and hadn't been updated. Something as simple as a credit to an account was an arduous task as no one knew the process. There was never a day without a meeting and as said before 75% of these meetings were not needed. It was all about how great the product is and how great things are going and how the sales teams targets are calculated.... (All teams were invited to these meetings even non sales) Cut the chatter on fluff. More training's, meaningful content, learning. This should be where that time is utilized you cant expect a slack channel to be the prime place to learn how to do your job. The on-boarding was shocking, half of the content was sales focused (I was not on the sales org) the enablement team spend the whole year planning for the Sales Kick Off. I think in over a year there I had 2 training's with the enablement team. Unfortunately neither were useful to my role. Training's are only rolled out as a reactive measure to an update etc.

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Glassdoor Response
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Thank you for taking the time to write this very thoughtful review, and for providing in-depth feedback. Our employees truly do make Glassdoor a special place to work, and I'm glad to read that you thought so too. As you pointed out, there are still areas for growth and we value your feedback as we look to improve all aspects of Glassdoor.
5.0
Jul 5, 2020
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Pros

A lot of opportunity for personal growth, great coworkers both in office and abroad, lots of internal support in terms of programs and tools. I worked at Glassdoor pre-COVID but admire how they supported their employees transition to other career paths when things got hard

Cons

Hard path to promotion , culture fit goes a long way

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Glassdoor Response
5y
First and foremost, thank you for taking time to share your experiences. It's meaningful to read that you felt Glassdoor provided you with the tools for personal growth, and that our people supported you along the way. We're proud of how our various support teams have rallied together during the COVID-19 pandemic to continue that standard of excellence while our employees are working remotely. You said it best – we are prioritizing our core value of Grit during this time! Your feedback regarding career mapping and promotions is valuable to hear. Right now, more than 30% of our open roles at Glassdoor are filled internally. As we pursue achieving radical transparency across our company, we are taking steps to more explicitly communicate salary and promotion expectations to our employees. Thank you for your contributions to Glassdoor!
4.0
Jul 2, 2020
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Pros

- "Good people". It's one of our core values, and while it sounds kind of vague and cliche - it's really true. It's not just about the people we hire - it's more about how we all treat each other every day. It obviously doesn't always work out perfectly, but as a rule it's a culture where from the top down people genuinely care, they listen and they respect eachother. It's not about ego, power and empire building- it's about a group of people trying to do the right thing for the company as a whole. - Career growth. If you're ambitious and capable and the opportunity is there, leadership will take a bet on you and support you to do more and more. That's true in my team, but I've seen lots of examples of it happening in other teams as well. Promotions are part of it, but it's also about having the chance to learn and try new things. - The mission. It doesn't always feel like we're putting the mission first (although with our new strategy feels like we're getting back to it) but it does feels good to work at a place that's doing something meaningful and real. And especially right now, helping jobseekers feels important and worthwhile

Cons

- A lot of change. There's a lot going on right now. We've changed our strategy (again..) to focus back on our traditional products around content and branding. We're trying to build new products. We're dealing with COVID and remote working. Other people have talked about layoffs which sucked even though I do believe the exec team tried their best. And the way we work with our sister company Indeed is changing as well. Who knows if all of these things will work out, and a lot of them are hard to control. But it means that this is a place where you need to be comfortable with a lot of change and unknowns at the moment, and that's not easy.

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Glassdoor Response
5y
Thank you for your feedback. There's no doubt that Glassdoor has not been immune to COVID-19, and the economic downtown that has accompanied it. We are fortunate to receive many reviews highlighting the people at Glassdoor, and we're glad to see your review expresses similar sentiments. You said it best – our people genuinely care, listen, and respect one another. Your feedback regarding our recent shift in strategy is important. While it's never an easy task to navigate through change, we believe that if done effectively, job seekers around the world will be better served. By examining our mission, our values, and the future of our industry, we believe there is an opportunity to emerge as the worldwide leader in employer branding by doubling down on what we do best. Our partnership with our sister company Indeed allows us to refine our focus in order to achieve this goal. We have been listening closely to our employees during this time of change through increased Pulse surveys to ensure that we are, together, adjusting to new processes and goals in a way that is healthy and sustainable. Thanks again for your feedback, and your contributions to Glassdoor!
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