Fun until it's not - Anonymous employee Betterment Employee Review

3.0
Mar 30, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

They make an effort at defining the office culture. Nice benefits (Betterment 401(k), company outings and vacations, flex vacation policy, catered lunches, dogs in office). Stellar product. Smart, talented, hard-working individuals. Also, this could be a pro or con depending on what you want, but the workforce skews twds the mid-late 20s to early 30s. For many folks this is their first "big girl or big boy" job, so be prepared - some are clueless as to how a real corporate org. works.

Cons

Product: Seemed unfocused, and the service is morphing/resembling more of a robo-advisor with a human if/when you need it, so does this still make it a robo-advisor? Upward Mobility: Your success depends on your manager and area. Frankly, my dept. felt bloated with managers. As with any company that is growing, politics and egos are rampant, and you may even end up in a situation where you're asked to generate new ideas and be a leader, but only when it's convenient for an insecure/inexperienced manager, who gives mixed messages, does nothing with those ideas, but is happy to go around espousing self-labeled "high level feedback."

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

The salary felt reasonable at first when assigned fewer tasks, but the workload kept increasing nonstop. You end up stuck working long hours because the deadlines are far too tight and the workload never stops growing.

Cons

- Even when you try to avoid overtime and just have a normal, manageable workday, it becomes impossible. - You are constantly forced into long hours because there are simply too many deadlines piled on at once. - It feels completely out of control. - The managers are not fit for their roles at all. - There is a clear lack of competence, weak leadership skills, and an awful attitude that makes everything worse. - This is not someone who should be in management.

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