Chartio reviews

3.8

64% would recommend to a friend

(20 total reviews)

Dave Fowler

65% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Chartio has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 20 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Chartio 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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20 reviews
5.0
Aug 1, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Smart team with a lot of talent and a fun environment to work in. Strong product with the potential to make a big difference in the market. The CEO does not follow your typical Silicon Valley arrogant stereotype. He is a genuinely nice person who cares about the people who work for him, but can also make difficult decisions to move the organization forward. The new leadership team has a lot of passion and experience to take the company to the next level and the team is already having a positive impact on culture. Do not shy away from the company due to some of the vocal negativity of disgruntled former employees.

Cons

Recent (and overdue) changes in the leadership team have resulted in a few disgruntled employees and reviews, but the company is already seeing the positive effects of these changes.

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Chartio Response
8y
Thank you for the excellent feedback. We indeed have a fantastic opportunity ahead of us and I'm honored to have those who "Respect the Challenge" such as you on board.
1.0
Jul 20, 2017

A breeding ground for mediocrity

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The product was built by some talented people, and fortunately most of them had the sense to jump ship before they had to watch their work crumble and die.

Cons

Chartio suffers from having one of those CEOs who has no idea what he's doing but needs constant affirmation and can't tolerate criticism or disagreements. Every executive who's done anything other than constantly tell him how great he is (including doing their actual job) has gotten fired, even if they were well-liked by everyone who reported to them. This has caused an atmosphere of distrust and apathy, as well as a steady deterioration of the company's effectiveness as good ideas are shot down and complacency/mediocrity are rewarded. If you want to get paid to stroke a narcissist's ego all day, this is the place for you*. If you want to do actual work without feeling like you're running headfirst into a brick wall, look elsewhere. * Note that you'll have much better luck at this if you're white and male.

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Chartio Response
8y
Thank you for your feedback. I’m bummed to hear you’re having such a terrible time at Chartio and with me. We value and consider all feedback as we continue to find ways to improve, but I wanted to address a couple of the specific concerns raised here. As I’ve stated alongside the other reviews this week, we’ve had to make some tough leadership decisions lately that are unfortunately unpopular to some. This is a normal transition as companies mature, but I understand that a small minority of our employees could not - or chose not to - keep up and be part of this new stage of growth. This is normal not only because certain people can not easily adapt to change, but also because for certain roles we frankly needed to upskill to a different caliber of talent. As a leadership team we feel these decisions are absolutely critical for the success of Chartio. While tough to digest for some, they are key for keeping us competitive in a moving market, and inline with the core values we as a team established. It’s very unfortunate that you feel so terribly about Chartio and, as always, I would love to help with any productive conversation that would help us work like one team.
1.0
Jul 27, 2017

Sinking quicker and quicker

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free lunch. Well stocked kitchen. Awesome co-workers. Short work days. Unlimited vacation. Note to self, take more advantage of that unlimited vacation!

Cons

One huge con. The CEO. He has absolutely no business being in charge of a lemonade stand and yet here he finds himself at the head of a company. He has no idea what to do and in fact, rather than using his own product to analyze the market opportunity he's continued to drive towards his outdated and misguided vision. His big concern seem to be if anyone likes him or not. He does internal NPS only to find out no one would recommend this place to their friends. If you don't like him you apparently get fired. The sad truth is based on that qualification he probably needs to fire 90% of us. The market Chartio is in is far too competitive to have someone with such a fragile ego, no leadership skills nor creative ideas on where to go next. The rest of the negative reviews here are spot on as well.

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Chartio Response
8y
Thanks for the feedback. As a company, we did a lot of work this year in creating our core values. Two key ones are “Be one (weird) team” and “Foster productive conversations.” Your feedback is tough to share, with both of these values in mind I would encourage you to do so with more specifics in person with me, your manager, or our anonymous feedback portal. I appreciate you taking the time to leave a review here and I wanted to address a couple of the specific concerns. As Chartio has entered a new stage of growth, we had to transition to a new culture that will help us continue growing and making a difference in the market while still having fun doing so. But as part of this transition, we also had to make some hard decisions and go through certain leadership changes. I understand that not everyone agreed with these actions, but sometimes the right decisions are not the easy ones. What I am seeing is that the vast majority of our employees are behind our vision & strategy, are embracing our new culture and are proud to be working on a product that is winning industry awards and stands out in customer satisfaction. But no matter how much progress we’ve made, we never ever cease to learn and better ourselves. I take our employee NPS surveys very seriously. I always love to have a conversation at any time with any employee to hear their thoughts on strategy, data discovery, values, or culture. I lend an open ear and mind and share as well what I’ve discovered and planned. We may not see eye to eye, and I of course can’t promise to change our direction, but at the very least we’ll have both learned more, fostered a productive conversation and can hopefully work better together as one team.
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