Chargebee reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(562 total reviews)

Krish Subramanian

91% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Chargebee has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 562 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Chargebee employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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562 reviews
2.0
May 23, 2022

Dying Culture

Recommend
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Pros

Benefits Great product Employees at the company care about what they do and are good people Founders are great people

Cons

Unfortunately Chargebee has scaled rapidly and had a hard time sustaining the great culture previously held with this growth. There is a lot of burnout throughout the organization and little appreciation for wins, mostly "not good enough" mentality. Very much a number not a person mentality now. We used to have a culture where you could question the status quo and truly innovate, not anymore. Unless you're at the top you don't have a valuable opinion and if you choose to question something or your opinion doesn't match you'll be put in your place. A lot of leadership sits in India and there's a very big difference in what is expected of an employee/manager in each country that has a hub. There is a big communication gap and lack of accountability throughout the organization especially between geographies. Often times instead of solving complex problems there are bandaid fixes and when these issues resurface the blame game gets played until a new person is found to be the "problem" while the actual problem still exists just to resurfaces in time.

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Chargebee Response
4y
Krish, Co-founder here. Your feedback seems genuine, heartfelt and coming from a place of care. Thank you. I acknowledge the facts that you are pointing out that we have scaled teams rapidly in the recent past and there is a lot of change going on. And not all changes are positive and we realise that what you are pointing out could be true. I am sorry for your experience. 50% of the org is less than 9 months old and we acknowledge the need to focus internally to ensure that what is valued by individuals and must be preserved is preserved. We fundamentally believe that most managers and people have good intent to do the right thing (their version of truth) for the org but intent alone isn't enough. We have a lot of work ahead of us to over communicate the nuances of what is important here and it seems we have a huge gap here. Many of us look up to various companies for various reasons and inspirations and I look up to the Microsoft's turnaround sorry of changing their culture inside out in the recent past for inspiration. If a company of that size can do it there is a lot of hope for all of us. :-) As builders it is important to believe that it is possible. We genuinely want to build a company for the long term and this requires all those who care to help us with specific feedback and I sincerely appreciate your feedback. While I may have the intent and we may believe we are fixing things it is important that we know that we are fixing the right problems that you are pointing out to. It says you are a current employee and it is even more important feedback from that perspective. If you don't mind reaching out to me or RU to share specifics that will be helpful for us to understand better. Thank you
1.0
Feb 8, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are none that I can think of.

Cons

I worked for CB for almost three years. I was put up for promotion to Senior for my contributions to the team and passed over, told to wait 6 months...passed over again...then laid off. Not even 5 months since being laid off, my job was posted. This is so unprofessional and shows no regard for their employees.

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Chargebee Response
2y
We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts, We want to express our sincere empathy for the impact the layoff had on our teams. We understand that seeing open roles being published after a layoff can be disheartening. The recent reduction in force was necessary to realign our business to changes in our business environment. We have been monitoring these factors and taking them into serious consideration prior to adding additional headcount. Dynamics do change and we encourage former team members to reapply. Thank you once again for sharing your perspective, and we wish you the very best in your future endeavours.
1.0
Jun 26, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

- Eye-opening: Teaches you exactly how a company should not be run. - Pays the bills: The compensation is tolerable. - Diverse clientele: Exposure to a broad range of clients if you can tolerate the cons.

Cons

- Communication breakdown: There is an endemic lack of communication that exacerbates every problem within the company. - Soul-crushing work-life balance: Expectation to dedicate your life to the job. Personal time and commitments are disregarded. - Dead-end job: Promises of advancement are smoke and mirrors. Don't expect growth or meaningful recognition. - Toxic culture: Cut-throat environment that fosters hostility and stress. Cooperation and collegiality are non-existent.

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