Indeed reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(4,538 total reviews)
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Hisayuki Deko Idekoba

52% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Indeed has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,538 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Indeed employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
May 12, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

If you are the type of person to be distracted by perks such as snacks and monthly happy hours, Indeed is the place for you. When I first started, I had a genuine love for Indeed's mission and I believed that our company had its employees/clients/job seekers best interests at heart. For example, the work/life balance at Indeed is great, and there's healthcare coverage! The maternity leave here is awesome, and there are some outreach efforts to impact our surrounding community. There is also a portal dedicated to internal mobility-- but the reality of internal growth opportunities is less promising than presented.

Cons

If you're not in one of the main office branches, you can't expect any personal development or career openings for further growth. Additionally, you may have a Manager/Director who will tell you that your feedback is valuable, but will in turn negate any feedback you share; no matter how tactfully you’ve presented it. In some instances, feedback given has been used to negatively impact employees during quarterly reviews. This kind of gaslighting is disappointing, but it's what you can expect if you plan to work in the San Mateo office. Further, there is blatant favoritism amongst Managers/Directors, even to the point of promoting less experienced Indeed employees to senior positions. Given how political the office culture is, it's starting to resemble high school as opposed to a professional working environment. Managers will often be involved in conversations that are inappropriate for a workplace, and given the corporate structure, there is little that can be done without repercussion. If you're interested in switching departments, or further developing from the role in which you begin, this is likely not the place for you. It seems to me that Indeed relies on its brand name to attract new talent and indoctrinate new hires into believing that Indeed values more than just its bottom line. In reality, when employees find that this is not the case and leave, this never-ending cycle continues to perpetuate. Many of our most senior employees (3-4 years) have already left Indeed for this reason-- including a CS Manager, who helped influenced the San Mateo office in a positive way. I know that Indeed will do well as its brand will continue to attract new talent, but if I can give you my honest advice after having worked here: please don’t waste your time.

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Indeed Response
9y
Thank you for taking the time to share your honest advice with us. We’re also disappointed your experience at Indeed was a disillusioning one and though we appreciate you already trying to improve our Indeedians in management, we ask that you send us a message at inside@indeed.com. This will help us investigate the right teams and ensure our employee experience is a positive one on the West Coast.
4.0
May 9, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Culture, Unlimited PTO, WFH options, open to ideas, value employees, great work/life balance.

Cons

Favoritism, some managers/directors do not have enough experience, a lot of favoritism, major changes made with 1 day notice, over time is not given to anyone not on the companies mainline. Merit increases keep decreasing.

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Indeed Response
9y
We’re pleased to hear you’re otherwise having a great experience as an Indeedian, but we’d like to share your feedback with the right people as an opportunity for improvement. Would you mind sending us more detail at inside@indeed.com? We definitely want to ensure fair employee development is a priority.
5.0
May 9, 2017

Superb

Recommend
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Pros

The best place I have ever worked. Always developing the people and creating brilliant working environments

Cons

Very hard to find anything bad about the company

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