Glassdoor Reviews

I have been working at Glassdoor full-time for less than a year

Pros – Great product with a solid strategy
Strong engineering culture
Meritocracy
Decent work/life balance, good compensation and benefits
Location is near the water and has access to outdoor activities

Cons – Can sometimes get into fire drill mode (Like almost all engineering organizations)
Still a growing company and resources can be spread thin at times
Hiring process can give interviewees an inaccurate perception of the company as dull

Advice to Senior Management – Continue to focus on growth, continue improvements in perks. Great location but an SF office would help with recruiting engineering talent.

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

I have been working at Glassdoor full-time for less than a year

Pros – I have worked at 5 companies in my career; Glassdoor is clearly the best for multiple reasons.

1) Great culture and energy - the people are amazing!
2) We are growing like crazy
3) I strongly believe we have a fantastic solution that is helping people connect with the right opportunities to improve their lives, as well as helping employers find the right people to build better companies
4) Decent compensation
5) No dress code!
6) Access to execs - can make my voice be heard
7) Sausalito feels like vacation every day
8) I don't feel unnecessary pressure to perform like at other companies - I will produce more because of this
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Cons – There are a lot of changes with startups, territories/ positioning/ etc...

I don't think our new marketing team communicates enough with sales

Although benefits and perks are decent, there could be more free meals, more extrinsic rewards, presidents club, additional trainings on competitors, car and phone allowances, toll compensation for commuters - Fastrack would be great!

Advice to Senior Management – Get involved in more sales calls to get a better understanding of what our clients are saying. I believe all sales leaders, upper management, and marketing should participate in 1 sales call per quarter each - not listen in on a call, but team-sell with a salesperson. This will give you a better understanding of what our sale looks like and a better idea of the direction to take the company.

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

I have been working at Glassdoor full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great company culture
Reasonable quotas to attain
Ability to work independently while getting enough help and feedback as you need
The capability of moving up and getting promoted when deserved - the execs know who you are and recognize you when you over perform

Cons – Tight work space and loud sales floor
Unhealthy food and non catered lunch/dinner
No 401k match

Advice to Senior Management – Continue to know your employees and interact with them on a daily basis
Offer a rewards program for achievements

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

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

Pros – Glassdoor is a rising star. We help people make informed decisions about their work - which is something I am really passionate about. We work with a fantastic group of people that work hard but like to have a great time. The culture really values people with fresh ideas. And our product is working - every day we see stories about how we are helping people find jobs that are a better fit for them and employers attract and retain great people.

Cons – We move fast which is great, but we need to make sure we don't move so fast that we lose focus on the employees that make this such a great place to work.

Advice to Senior Management – Stay focused.

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

I have been working at Glassdoor full-time for less than a year

Pros – So far my experience with Glassdoor has lived up to and even exceeded my expectations. First I would like to review the culture. I love to come to work everyday. It is a culture that treats you like an adult. They expect you to come in and work hard because being a newer company we can have a direct impact on Glassdoor moving forward. But is very relaxed atmosphere as well. A break room with tons of food to snack on and breakfast is provided daily. Also there is a grill outside so you can bring in your own food and get to grilling for lunch. There is a lot of room for professional development and growth. Glassdoor provides a lot of transparency in the company, which is important because that is what we do for our career community. There is an open door policy where you can walk into any of the execs office and talk with them about pretty much anything. I also like that the company is really cohesive and there is a lot of collaboration across many departments. Everybody wants to see the company grow and become a market leader. There are no egos here which can be a problem with many start up companies. I would say Glassdoor has already been one of the most enjoyable experiences of my professional career. I can not wait to spend the rest of my career with this company.

Cons – With any newer company there are going to be processes and strategies that need to be figured out. But those pitfalls are already being addressed which just takes time and collaborate efforts among executives, directors, managers and employees. The company is doing a great job of taking feed back from employees and implementing it as needed.

Advice to Senior Management – Continue to make the company culture remains as the company grows. This is what really makes the employees come in and work hard day in and day out.

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

I have been working at Glassdoor full-time for more than a year

Pros – Lucrative Sales Comp Plan
Low Quotas
Cool Team Members
Approachable Executives
Great Coaching from Managers
Creative Freedom
Beautiful Location
Exciting Future
High-Tech Office

Cons – This is tougher to sell than you think
Company is only now starting to focus on client services. This is exciting, but long overdue.
Things change frequently here. These changes include managers, comp plans, territories, products...etc. You need to be flexible or you will get frustrated.

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

I have been working at Glassdoor full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great leadership, smart & driven coworkers, tons of perks (fully stocked kitchen, unlimited PTO, ping pong!), frequent social events, casual environment. Execs have an open door policy and really listen to employee feedback & suggestions. Sales team is a bright group of young go-getters for the most part. It's been a fun ride so far!

Cons – Still in startup mode so change comes fast and frequently.

Advice to Senior Management – Stay focused on the core mission and continue to deliver great products to the market.

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

I have been working at Glassdoor for less than a year

Pros – This is an exciting and engaging company to work for. Full of opportunity and recognition for your contributions to the team. Plus... Yoga twice a week (outside, along side the San Francisco Bay when weather permits!), regular food deliveries, the most rocking floor-to-ceiling sized coffee machine, and the greatest Christmas parties - ever!

Cons – Because this is a start-up, things are often in flux. You have to flexible and open to frequent changes in everything from seating arrangements to organizational structure.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the great work. Continue developing the Sales Training, the recent improvements in this area have been phenomenal. Try hard to maintain the current culture, even as the company grows rapidly. Overall - a fantastic place to work!

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

I have been working at Glassdoor full-time for less than a year

Pros – Great culture. Great environment for collaboration. 100% paid medical, dental and vision. Get to wear jeans to work. Honestly there isn't one person I don't enjoy working with- management has done a great job with selecting the "right-fit" people to work here. We joke that there's a "no a**hole policy". I look forward to coming to work everyday.

Cons – Rapid growth, constant change, and a disjointed onboarding program (which is in the process of being streamlined).

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the good work. This is a very exciting time to be a Glassdoor employee!

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

I have been working at Glassdoor full-time

Pros – I love working here; the people are enthusiastic and passionate. The company is innovative and forward thinking. Great culture, and exciting work, especially in a period of such growth. It doesn't feel like "work" and every day brings a new challenge or opportunity

Cons – - Older people: The average age is much higher than most similar Bay Area tech startups. While this has helped establish Glassdoor, there is some inertia because of this, and perhaps the company isn't reacting to new market developments at the rate that it should be.
- Bureaucratic: Bureaucracy is odd for a company that is so small and relatively new, but because of the aforementioned inertia, there are often several levels of management one has to go to for a new idea to ever reach the surface. At a company that is growing so quickly, nobody ever has enough "bandwidth" to spend the appropriate time reviewing such ideas, and so innovation is often systemically discouraged.

Advice to Senior Management – -Focus more on product: be more user centric. Improve UI/UX as that really matters to most users.
-Improve social media. Glassdoor is a social media company, and yet its social media handles are underdeveloped. Invest in this.
-While the company is great at employee recognition, try and enhance employee innovation (think Google 20% time) and foster new ideas

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