Product and Tech Be Warned - Anonymous employee Angi Employee Review

3.0
Mar 24, 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Company does strive to create a good culture - Benefits are good and very flexible schedule - Lots of good, smart people working on the front lines in the product/tech org - C-level Executives are doing a good job in terms of steering the ship in the right direction.

Cons

- Director level PM’s and above are not held accountable in any way, shape or form for how they manage, micro-manage and treat their direct reports. Same can be said on the software engineering side. It's honestly quite shocking. - You WILL NOT have any opportunity for advancement unless you directly report to one particular VP. If you report to any of the Directors or other VP’s, you will not advance. Period. The few PM’s who have done well have reported directly to this one person. Everyone else, regardless of merit, has stayed exactly where they’re at. If you're looking for a chance to grow with equal opportunity, HomeAdvisor is not the place for you. This is one of the single biggest issues not talked about within the company. - Historically, they do not pay their PM’s and Software Engineers well, but they’ve been forced to increase base salary a little to start being more competitive. Fight for everything you can get right away - you will not receive a pay raise, no matter how hard you work, unless you’re promoted…which isn’t likely (see previous statement).

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Angi Response
8y
Thank you for your thoughtful review. I couldn’t agree more that we have an incredibly talented, smart and wonderful group of people here in Product and Tech. We take career development very seriously and I would like to share my perspective on that: Thinking about the past 3 years specifically, our focus has been to hire the very highest-level talent in the Product Manager position, and give those employees a large amount of responsibility and room to grow. As a result, we’ve seen significant contributions made by these employees, and in turn, many of them have received both promotions and salary increases. We clearly layout and broadly share our expectations for PMs and Senior PMs, and promote once milestones are hit. I’m happy to speak one-on-one with anyone that feels their career is not progressing as quickly as they think it should, and figure out what we can do to turn that around. Thanks, Paul Zeckser, SVP Product

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5.0
Apr 28, 2026
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Pros

1. The work is mostly interesting and challenging. 2. My team is pretty awesome. I'm very lucky and grateful to have ans engineering manager that really takes an interest in the well being of our team, but still strives to make a strong impact in the company. Everyone on my team is very supportive and willing to jump into solving a problem at a moments notice. There are no egos on my team. 3. The work from home policy is fantastic. I get to save commuting money, but I never feel "alone". We have daily standups and ad-hoc meetings, so we collaborate frequently. 4. There is some opportunity to learn new technology, though I would prefer if it were more often. 5. Management seems pretty transparent and honest with the company. I never feel like the C-suite is hiding anything. We have regular "all-hands" meetings where they discuss the state of the company, our success and failures, where we are going as a company and how to get there. I really like that communication and honesty. 6. Angi is regularly asking for feedback to improve itself. That is wonderful, and rare. I've worked at previous companies that never did anything like this, and it showed. I'm very glad that Angi is always striving to be a great place to work. 7. Angi is serious about clearly documenting our work. Whether that's holding RFC meetings, writing spike docs, or just building simple information docs in confluence. 8. Angi has onsites where employees can travel to meet in person. I've been to a couple and they are great. Would love for this to happen more often. I sometimes here they plan twice a year, but that doesn't always happen.

Cons

1. Angi has a lot of outdated code and systems, decades worth. This causes some serious issues with the products, and makes working with them significantly harder than it needs to be. Luckily, management is aware and has initiatives in place to migrate off these legacy systems. Just a matter of when. 2. Like many companies these days, Angi is trying to use AI more in daily work life. This has pros and cons. So far, I have not seen the benefit of it, hence I'm posting in the "cons" section. I think there is a general lack of knowledge on how to use it. 3. Lately there has been a push to "move faster", especially now with the adoption of AI tools. I have seen teams making some poor choices, resulting in costly mistakes. I would love to return (at least a little) to a slower, more thoughful approach. A "measure twice, cut once" approach, not "ship now, fix later".

2.0
May 29, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The culture is generally positive, and leadership is accessible. Management is willing to meet with employees and listen to concerns. There are talented people throughout the organization, and the work can be rewarding if you enjoy sales and helping businesses grow.

Cons

The biggest challenge is the compensation structure. The company promotes uncapped commissions, but many employees feel earnings are effectively controlled through continually increasing quotas and changing performance targets. Revenue and nominal goals are adjusted so frequently that it can feel like the finish line is always moving. What's particularly frustrating is that the majority of the sales team often struggles to reach 100% of quota, yet goals continue to rise. This creates the perception that compensation expense is being managed through quota increases rather than by allowing top performers to fully benefit from the revenue they generate. Over time, this can discourage high achievers. Employees who consistently perform well are often expected to deliver significantly more results each year just to maintain the same level of compensation. When exceptional performance is met with ever-increasing targets instead of proportionally increasing rewards, motivation suffers.

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Angi Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are glad to hear that you find management accessible and enjoy working alongside the talented individuals across our team. We also hear your concerns regarding our compensation structure and quota adjustments. Our goal is always to balance company growth with fair, motivating, and rewarding compensation for our sales team. Your point about the importance of consistency and transparency in goal-setting is well-taken. Thank you again for helping us identify areas where we can improve.
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