Great work life balance - Software Development Engineer-II Groupon Employee Review

5.0
Dec 2, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

great work life balance at Groupon

Cons

company direction of Groupon is questionable

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Groupon Response
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Thanks for sharing your feedback on our engineering team! We're really proud of our flexible working environment and our mission to become the daily habit in local commerce— we're happy to have you along for the ride. Thank you again for everything you do for us here at Groupon!

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