Braintree Reviews

Pros

- WLB is good - Pay is above average for sure - Relaxed dress code - If you like to make noise, you might be heard

Cons

- Big daddy PayPal is going to take over one day - SO many reorgs - too many technical issues without upper management buy in - people talk about inclusion, but don't act like it - lack of representation. Especially for people of color. Most of the people in management are white males

Pros

amazing staff full of smart folks who are open and kind. it's very easy to find excellent people around the organization and feed from their positive energy. culture based on independent, professional development & growth again, the people MAKE braintree. there are investments made to help employees continue learning. i made use of the educational benefit while there, and it served dividends good WLB. there are times where you need to pull more hours to get something done, but that doesn't happen often.

Cons

as a former reviewer states, braintree doesn't do a great job of keeping talent that don't have a natural proclivity for what braintree does. old fringe benefits like free lunch have been taken away. there aren't many opportunities for advancement. some really great hires left abruptly during my time there. from my vantage point, this was because the didn't have adequate development and support. you'll find negative folks in some orgs whose behavior is condoned because they appear to be "productive". these folks also belie the company's focus on inclusivity. despite this, braintree doesn't actively promote them. A company's culture is indicative of who they promote. people who potentially harm the culture don't appear to be rewarded.

Pros

Smart people. Some projects are interesting. Most folks are nice except for some bad apples (who happened to be in leadership positions). Benefits are ok, industry standard and pay is average but on the lower end.

Cons

They can’t keep smart people for more a year or two. I have seen many people leaving (from my team and other teams) in a short period of time. They keep taking benefits away, ex: Lunch is no longer provided and almost no raises. It is really hard to get promoted even when you excel at your job and make an impact outside your immediate team. Like many companies, they promote people based on competence, but not on soft skills (or leadership skills) and then this becomes a problem. Unfortunately, with the most recent changes I see morale a little down and looks like some employees are already planning their departure.