Blue Apron Employee Reviews about "work life balance"

Pros

Fast paced, Smart co-workers, Food centric

Cons

Work life balance was not great

Pros

Love the CEO and the company's values. Love my boss and boss's boss. Great work/life balance.

Cons

Pay does not seem in line with industry.

Pros

No shortage of new faces. Very few positives. If you like working 15 hours a day 7 days a week this place is for you.

Cons

Leadership is lacking. Zero work life balance. Business model is unsustainable. When executive management questions a 85% show up rate and does not closely look at hiring practices and setting realistic goals there is a problem. Revolving door on middle management. Burn em out with promises of growing with a start up, then find a new warm body to fill the hole. Don't even think of eating the lunch they provide. Better food in jail.

Pros

One of the best places I've worked at. Nice size, smart and engaged employees. Management has done a good job at keeping morale decent during a transitional time period. Good work/life balance. Benefits are pretty good, especially if you would use the blue apron product. I think the glassdoor rating should be higher, but there has been a lot of transitions which makes some feel it wasn't what they wanted.

Cons

There's been a decent amount of turnover at times which can lower institutional knowledge and reduce morale.

Pros

-Mission driven company -Opportunity to climb the ladder quickly

Cons

-Lack of experienced leadership -Bad management -No long term strategy -Trial by fire -Not a collaborative environment -Zero work / life balance (weekends and nights are a must to accomplish workload) -No communication

Pros

Very strong possibility for upward mobility.

Cons

Work life balance. Pay could be more competitive.

Pros

Great people, environment and culture

Cons

Work life balance gets lost during summer months.

Pros

Work life balance is great

Cons

uncertain industry makes you worried

Pros

Great office culture with a very flat hierarchy. Employees down to the junior level feel empowered to make decisions and are super passionate about the company product and mission. Feel very good about the leadership, they are calm even in moments of chaos. Colleagues are smart, nice and fun to hang out with at and outside of work. Great atmosphere and interesting projects to work on.

Cons

Work life balance can vary by department, but the company is working on improving this. Unstructured environment which can be a negative for some.

Pros

For the most part amazing culture and workforce. Young professionals that have a good time but work incredibly hard; a lot of exceptional talent. Great atmosphere that lends itself to collaboration and teamwork. Open space, not even execs have offices. For the most part the management team really cares about the employees and treats them with respect. They work hard to make sure employees are engaged and supported. I've never worked for a company that cares so much about employee engagement and finding fun and new ways keep employees involved. It definitely makes working long hours more enjoyable.

Cons

The company is growing exponentially and sometimes you find yourself doing the work of 5 people. The hours are much longer than a typical 9-5 and sometimes it's difficult to find a work life balance. There are a couple VP's/Executives that treat employees in a condescending manner and can be down right rude, but in this case a few bad apples doesn't ruin the bunch.