Coursera Employee Reviews about "no 401k match"
Updated Aug 30, 2021
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- "Poor management specifically in the IT team, I just wasted my time and energy and absolutely destroy my career." (in 14 reviews)
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Reviews about "no 401k match"
Return to all Reviews- Current Employee★★★★★
I'd like to stay because of the great people, but Coursera doesn't care about people who actually do the work
Feb 27, 2018 - Anonymous EmployeeRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Free food, new 401k has low fees Work From Home Wednesday Amazing individual contributors. They're some of the smartest, most caring people I've ever met. I'll miss them. Helping people change their lives with Coursera
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No 401k match Management is ineffective, doesn't care about employees, unlimited vacation means no vacation if you actually produce results Paid 25% below market Management retaliates against employees, layoffs are chosen for random factors or grudges, promises promotions/raises and then doesn't follow through, high turnover in middle management and individual level due to higher level bullying
Continue readingWe're always working to make things better based on feedback from the team. Thank you for writing your review. If you have anything else you'd like to share, please email us at HR@coursera.org.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Great work culture, very open minded Good Benefits Diverse EMployee development programs
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No 401k Match Management could be better - high stress level sometimes
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Thanks for your feedback! I appreciate your input and am happy to hear that you’re enjoying the culture, diversity, and programs at Coursera. All of your feedback helps to improve the company. I appreciate you taking the time to write this — if you have additional thoughts to share, please email us at glassdoor@coursera.org.
- Current Employee★★★★★
good work life balance
Aug 30, 2021 - Software Engineer in Mountain View, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
good work life balance and good culture
Cons
no 401k match and some politics
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great culture and amazing mission!
May 7, 2020 - Program Manager in Mountain View, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great leadership team putting employees and learners first, mission and values, its people, flexible work life balance
Cons
no 401k match, but expected since it's a start-up
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