Meltwater reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(1,611 total reviews)
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70% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Meltwater has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,611 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Meltwater 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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2K reviews
4.0
Feb 1, 2015

HR Assistant

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

International company with chance to transfer

Cons

so far it is good

3.0
Jan 2, 2015

Meltwater a sales machine

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Open and fun environment, good place to work for the mid-20s with lots of opportunities to travel to some of their offices across the world, good place to build and develop your sales skills.

Cons

Aggressive sales machines, Poor business practices, No work-life balance, Unrealistic expectations sometimes, Not a company for someone looking for a career in non-sales roles, Lack structure & short on product investment, poor staff benefits, a lot of senior employees under-valued

1.0
Dec 30, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

International employee base, helpful human resources department and snacks in the kitchen.

Cons

If you're looking for organized, well trained leadership with an attention to career development, this is not the place for you. Management is promoted from within with no experience or training, so you get twenty-somethings a year or two removed from college just winging it when it comes to managing their employees. Promotion is purely based on record, not whether the person will actually be a good manager so you don't end up with a good one. Be prepared to be micromanaged. And if you're not a sales employee beware - they do not care about you. You will see sales reps getting invited to private parties at the CEO's home, going on long trips to other offices, free perks and so on, while you are designated to a forgotten corner of the office. You're constantly told you need to drink the kool-aid and fit in to this so-called amazing "culture" (which is actually cult-like and breeds sexual harassment) yet unless you are in sales, you don't get to experience any of the perks of this "culture." The pay is horrible and the turn-over is ridiculous - yet they just don't care because there are always new grads fresh out of college that they can exploit. It was the least satisfying work experience of my career. I would not recommend Meltwater to anyone.

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