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Blend Reviews

3.1

34% would recommend to a friend

(216 total reviews)

CEO and Co Founder Nima Ghamsari

Nima Ghamsari

45% approve of CEO

Ratings by category

3.7

Work/Life Balance

3.6

Compensation and Benefits

3.5

Diversity & Inclusion

3.3

Culture & Values

2.9

Career Opportunities

2.7

Senior Management

Ratings distribution

5 stars

35%

4 stars

20%

3 stars

17%

2 stars

14%

1 star

14%

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Pros
  • "They hire really great people.(in 35 reviews)
  • "USD payment and good benefits(in 13 reviews)
  • "culture and an amazing attitude towards its employees(in 9 reviews)
  • "Coworkers are nice and smart people(in 8 reviews)
  • "Competitive pay is all I can think of(in 6 reviews)
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Found 216 of over 247 reviews

Updated Nov 15, 2023

    1. 5.0
      Oct 11, 2023
      Software Engineer
      Current Employee, more than 5 years
      San Francisco, CA
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Collaborative environment. Open honest and transparent culture. We are building something very challenging and complex so its never boring.

      Cons

      Currently the shares are not worth much so the compensation can be a bit on the lower end. Although Blend is known to pay very well during good times.

      1. 2.0
        Sep 28, 2023
        Anonymous Employee
        Current Employee, more than 1 year
        Westlake Village, Los Angeles, CA
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        If you are working here, you will learn new skills. Through hard work and everything that is being drilled upon you while being short staffed. The team at Blend are great. One thing that this adversity of Rifs and cuts has provided us, is being to lean on eachother and build friendships. The team mates are the biggest perk at blend.

        Cons

        C-Suite has little to no empathy for workers who have placed so much time and effort in this company. Westlake office is NOT REMOTE. Just because the rest at Blend are, doesn’t mean all of Blend applies, we are considered the unlucky ones. Metrics are what factors in to hopefully keep us out of the office. But it can be unrealistic. So many are forced to be onsite. Compounding with gas prices, child care costs, traffic. Working onsite proves distraction time and time again. Poor direction Blend took purchasing Title365 and going public. That was the beginning of the end. The promise of growth and opportunities don’t exist here. Don’t cling on to hope, it’s not worth it.

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        1. 4.0
          Nov 14, 2023
          Product Manager
          Former Employee, more than 1 year
          San Francisco, CA
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          caring culture, good leadership, talented workforce

          Cons

          brutal market for companies like Blend.

          1. 4.0
            Oct 26, 2023
            Software Engineer
            Former Employee, more than 3 years
            San Francisco, CA
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            * Good people * Good benefits

            Cons

            * Decisions made by leadership seems to change a lot without consideration of consequences * Depending on the team, your contributions may be undervalued * Very ambiguous working environment

            1. 4.0
              Nov 7, 2023
              Staff Engineer
              Former Employee
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              people are smart and nicer

              Cons

              no growth for engineers, constant fear of layoffs.

              1. 4.0
                Oct 19, 2023
                Documentation Specialist and Trainer
                Former Employee, more than 1 year
                San Francisco, CA
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                open and honest communication, benefits, leadership cares

                Cons

                success of company depends on Mortgage interest rates which lead to major layoffs early 2023

                1. 3.0
                  Nov 15, 2023
                  Marketing
                  Former Employee
                  San Francisco, CA
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  - Flexible work schedule - Fully remote

                  Cons

                  - Weak leadership - Constantly changing objectives - Everyone is overworked

                  1. 4.0
                    Sep 27, 2023
                    Customer Success Manager (CSM)
                    Former Employee, more than 1 year
                    San Francisco, CA
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    Great employee benefits and pay

                    Cons

                    It can be difficult to get assistance from other departments when trying to support your clients. Lots of layoffs due to market conditions in the past year.

                    1. 2.0
                      Aug 21, 2023
                      Anonymous Employee
                      Former Employee, more than 1 year
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      The people. Excellent team. Supportive environment and culture.

                      Cons

                      It's clear leadership is fumbling the bag. Five layoffs in 16 months is insane. In January 2022, there were 2200 employees. Now there are 640. That's 1 in 3 who have managed to keep their jobs. The odds are not in your favor.

                      5
                      1. 1.0
                        Aug 15, 2023
                        Anonymous Employee
                        Former Employee
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        The people I've worked with at Blend are really smart, thoughtful, and empathetic. Remote first environment Unlimited PTO and flexible work schedule

                        Cons

                        In the year and a half that I worked at Blend, there were 5 layoffs. Hundreds of employees were let go because of leadership's poor planning. C-suite has no idea what they're doing. During every layoff round, they tried to spin the news as a positive but they were just proven wrong when they had to keep letting people go because they're on their way to bankruptcy. Morale was incredibly low and no one seemed to really care about what they were doing anymore. People starting getting passive aggressive.

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                      Blend has an overall rating of 3.1 out of 5, based on over 247 reviews left anonymously by employees. 34% of employees would recommend working at Blend to a friend and 25% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -7% over the last 12 months.

                      According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Blend employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Blend. This rating has decreased by -4% over the last 12 months.

                      34% of Blend employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Blend 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

                      According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Blend to be career development, benefits, culture and the cons to be diversity and inclusion, management, senior leadership.

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