Does Glassdoor pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Glassdoor employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Glassdoor. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Glassdoor?

66% of Glassdoor employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Glassdoor 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Glassdoor?

Account Executive (74) , Sales (52) , Customer Success Manager (46) , Software Engineer (35) , Account Manager (32) , Senior Account Executive (27) , Sales Development Representative (26) , Enterprise Account Executive (24) , Senior Software Engineer (23) , Marketing (16) , Employer Branding Specialist (15) , Intern (14) , Analyst (12) , Enterprise Account Manager (12) , Director (11)

What are the pros of working at Glassdoor according to real employee reviews?

"Glassdoor walks the walk and talks the talk in terms of hiring truly great people." ((in 219 reviews)); "We have preserved our great benefits package despite our growth and maturity as an employer." ((in 103 reviews)); "Great work life balance!" ((in 67 reviews)); "Glassdoor was a great place to work, but leadership made poor decisions around the direction of the products." ((in 57 reviews)); "I was lucky with a great manager (not true for everyone :( )" ((in 45 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Glassdoor according to real employee reviews?

"From being acquired to massive layoffs and new organizational partnerships has created a significant challenge." ((in 39 reviews)); "The biggest con for me is the low salaries" ((in 19 reviews)); "Training and development were left on the shoulders of each manager at Glassdoor." ((in 12 reviews)); "Lack of diversity." ((in 9 reviews)); "Leadership only pretends to be transparent and supportive, favoritism, lots of turnover, poor communication between departments makes your work harder than it has to be, babysitting and making sure other people do their job right, passive" ((in 4 reviews))

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3.9

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,113 total reviews)

Owen Humphries

84% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

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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1K reviews

2.0

Aug 28, 2012

Professional site lacks professionalism on the inside

Lead generation associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Fresh Fruit Monday, Bagel Wednesday, and Donut Friday - Flexible work hours/ lunch breaks - Vibrant atmosphere w/ a bright future (inside jokes among among established employees, youthful/fun environment- in Sales/Marketing at least)

Cons

- I essentially had to fire myself. My supervisor decided to limit the tasks that I performed to the point that I questioned my status as an employee and initiated a meeting to discuss (Tuesday). Apparently the decision to let me go was made the previous Thursday unbeknownst to me. - In this meeting it was stated that I was probably going to be let go Friday (my birthday) if I hadn't taken the steps to open communication about my job status sooner. - I was let go b/c I do not possess technical skills that were not listed on the job posting, or mentioned in the interview- and was not given the option to learn these skills on my own. - A LOT of sedentary sitting and alienating/lonely if you don't have rapport est. with co-workers

Glassdoor Response

12y

Thanks for your feedback. I do want to acknowledge that 2012 was a tough year for us in building our sales team, and your feedback is very valid. We made a lot of mistakes as we grew as a company and figured out what our sales leadership should look like. By 2013 and now into 2014, Glassdoor sales is a completely different environment - you might not even recognize it! We understand what our hiring profile looks like, we have great training, mentoring, and onboarding, and we have great sales managers. I apologize for the challenging situation that we put you in, and I thank you once again for your candid feedback.

5.0

Aug 27, 2012

Great Product, Culture, and Growth

Enterprise account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Unlimited snacks Friendly, energetic, and positive employees Extremely fast growing Really effective product - something I genuinely believe in Ability to make an impact in the company at an early stage Founders started very successful companies in the past Amazing and supportive company culture Ridiculously good health care

Cons

Training was dis-connected, but it is being improved Accounts are still scattered - not clear on who is working which Tiers or regions Office is kind of far away and hard to access if you do not live directly in Sausalito, plus there is the $5 toll if you live in San Francisco Compensation plan still needs ironing out

5.0

Aug 9, 2012

Great company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Glassdoor has extremely useful content, a top level management team and a laser focused vision. All roles are results driven and allow for a very flexible work/life balance. I would recommend this company to anyone looking for a young and growing company.

Cons

If you live in San Francisco then the main con is that Glassdoor is headquartered in Sausalito. However, it's almost always sunny and sits a stones throw away from the bay.

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