GoDaddy Reviews

I have been working at GoDaddy full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – I started on the sales floor over 5 years ago and have worked into a position in management. I never felt micro-managed any more than is necessary to run a call center. I understand adherence and utilization can feel very nit-picky but if you can show up on time and work when you should be working you will have no problem. Admittedly, it is hard to get from the phones to management and it takes a combination of personality, determination and a bit of luck.

The business has gotten better over the years and the new CEO Blake seems to be on the right track.

Cons – The company moves at a snails pace as far as promotions are concerned. You can interview for a position and not hear anything back for months.

Advice to Senior Management – You're at a technology company. Move at the speed of technology.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at GoDaddy full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – The people, the technology, the encouragement from managers and co-worker to grow and learn within the organization.

Cons – I saw no cons while working at GoDaddy. If they would allow telecommuting I would LOVE to work from San Diego, CA for them again!

Advice to Senior Management – keep encouraging your employees to learn and grow within the organization and utilize their talents to the fullest. That is what I loved about GoDaddy!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at GoDaddy full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Quite some time ago I left a 2 star review and felt as though my time at GoDaddy would never last more than 1 year at most. I was probably miss-hired/miss-led and that alone made me pretty upset. My working environment wasn't any better and nothing about GoDaddy made me want to stay. I was thrown into a company that was in many ways in complete chaos and I literally felt as though I had made the worst decision of my career. I immediately started looking for other jobs. I found a few, but was hesitant to make the same mistake twice, so I never left. Here I am a few years later and everything has changed.

I've never been more happy, excited and motivated working at any company as I am today. Some changes came slowly, for instance, Denver has a new office, better organization, and slowly changed from an outcast little remote group to a growing hub of recognized professionals and leaders. I have for a while thought about revising my review. More recently many drastic changes for the better have been made and I must change this review to reflect what's really going on here.

I think the biggest thing is that all road blocks to individual and company success are being aggressively hunted down and destroyed by our leadership. GoDaddy is poised for something great to happen and I feel fortunate to be a part of it. Aside from the working environment being drastically improved, here are a few other things that are great:

 - 4 days off a year for company sponsored team building events
 - Regular free food and drinks
 - Game room, relaxation areas with TVs, etc.
 - No dress code
 - Better benefits, health, growing financial incentives
 - Employee paid education, certifications etc.
 - Up to date hardware
 - Adoption of industry standards, agile dev approach, and very cutting edge, aggressive technology adoption
 - A new vacation policy that is by far the best I've seen/heard of at any company in any industry. Literally, when I tell my friends they think I'm joking.

GoDaddy is poised with new management to be the next big thing. Our new CEO has a wonderful vision and new direction. Some of this was revealed in his latest interview which you can easily find available via a quick search. Not sure what all I'm at liberty to say. So, I'll just leave at this: At least interview here. It's worth your time!

Cons – You still have to actually work. :) There are some long hours ahead and major growth. That could be a Con. However, I think most people are very motivated and feel it will be worth it.

A caution: GoDaddy is still a bit of a startup environment in many ways. They are less structured than say a large engineering firm or government tech contractor that has been around for the last 30 - 60 years. Some people really need that structure and those people generally leave before long. I wouldn't say GoDaddy is un-structured. But, they focus first and foremost on getting things done and removing road blocks.

Also, there are still things that need improving as I'm sure our management staff is aware. Titles are the one thing that comes to mind. This has changed in some departments already. But, titles aren't very industry standard like: Dev, Senior Dev, Senior Dev II. Etc. etc.

Advice to Senior Management – You are doing a wonderful job. Everyone is excited, motivated and ready to give 150% for our vision to become reality. You've rallied the troops and we are behind you all the way. That's something you should be proud of. This is something that true leadership does.

It's not just about the beer fridge, new vacation policy, relaxed everything environment and removing all road blocks to productivity. Those things are all nice and some even necessary. But, when you combine that with a vision for success that everyone can get behind, you will excite people and can accomplish anything. You're doing it right. Keep it up!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at GoDaddy full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Everyone there is passionate about their job and Go Daddy is all about rewarding those who do a good job. Excellent benefits, prizes, best company Christmas party you will ever attend, $2 lunches

Cons – If you are lazy or unmotivated to do a good job then you will not like the job.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at GoDaddy full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Great Benefits. great pay great people

Cons – Got More corporate as time passed by

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at GoDaddy full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Exciting leaders in technology and the digital name space. Great benefits, awesome contests and prizes, a great culture with a "can do" attitude. I really appreciate the opportunity, it's taught me a lot in life as well as in business and helped me establish partnerships that I think will last a lifetime.

Cons – There really isn't anything negative as long as your put your work into perspective.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at GoDaddy as an intern for less than a year

Pros – -Employee Appreciation Initiative is awesome. They gave a team money to do some activity such as paintball, watch a movie, lunch. The activity can involve multiple teams, and the spending limit is $50 per month per individual in the team, which can be accumulated for up to 3 months and do something bigger. You can even have guests for the EAI.
-Holiday Party at the end of the year is even more awesome. The party is really cool and entertaining throughout the night. Two drinks for free allowed per person and guest. They give out at least $1 million dollars in cash for employees. Celebrity performance. Rents out Chase Baseball field for the party. Free picture booths. Just simply amazing night and atmosphere.
-A lot of SWAG!
-Some cool and smart people
-Communication is really well established among all employees. The communicator is always on for all employees and they use the phones constantly if needed.

Cons – -I'm not a big fan of tall cubicles. It seems pretty isolated, and places with rarely any sunlight, it's so dark.
-Phone cannot be used or pulled out in restrooms, nor in customer service center.
-Some websites banned like Facebook and Dropbox.
-Lots of customer service employees in the same area as developers.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at GoDaddy full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – 40 hours of hard work, fair pay, and leave your work at the door. Great benefits, great job for busy bodies who work to make it happen. Great products with loose refund policy - all tools given to give every customer a great experience.

Cons – Advanced based on who you know, not what you've done. Unfortunately those that move up are those who know how to schmooze, not necesarily those that are the best at what they do, or most respected by coworkers. Bonus changes every year - although 80% will make less from the structure, arrogantly spun as a GoDaddy positive. Uneducated management.

Advice to Senior Management – Don't let these Private Equity guys eat at the soul of GoDaddy. Nothing is more important than keeping the front-line who communicates/sells to customers happy. Continuous cuts to bonuses/salaries will turn the GoDaddy Cash Cow into a dog.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at GoDaddy

Pros – Intelligent people with a passion for technology and everything domain and hosting related. Growth of the company is leading towards bigger and better things in the future.

Cons – Management is good but seems to be struggling with the growth of the company and the amount of projects they currently have in progress.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at GoDaddy

Pros – The best part about this company is the almost every little step you take to do your job better is rewarded. The Sales and management team have put an extraordinary amount of time into devising a system that rewards you for positive action. At my last job I found (also a call center) i found that my taskings were increased on a monthly/bimonthly basis, and that my pay was actually being decreased!!!

 Any job is hard if you do it to the employer requested standard, and all companies will steadily raise the bar to increase your performance. However, not all companies compensate you when they raise that bar. The money makes it worth while.

Cons – The only negative aspect is the strict company policies. These are fairly unbending unless you have a valid reason (including evidence) of extenuating circumstances. However, the fact that i get compensated fairly probably has alot to do with the fact that this company will remove undesirable employees like a malignant tumor if it finds you to be lacking in a substantial work or personal ethic. At the end of the day, do your job and you'll do just fine.

Advice to Senior Management – create a system to award inbound employees for sales to executive account customers. Our only motivation to actively consult with these customers is because we want to keep our job. The current policy for addressing these customers works, but it could be so much better.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend