A sales company trying to be a technology company. - Senior Software Engineer Groupon Employee Review

3.0
Aug 13, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you are not a technology worker, Groupon maybe a great place to work. With failings of the daily deal business model, which still gets much attention, they are trying many new business ideas to see if any stick. There are a number of places for a person's skill set to fit. The building environments in both Palo Alto and Chicago are quite nice.

Cons

Groupon tries to present itself as a technology company, which is most defintely not. With it's current turn around plan to become more than just a daily deals site, they are going up against large and established competitors like Amazon or newer more agile tech companies like Square. The biggest con I see is that there may not be a real future of success.

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5.0
Jan 2, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Learned a great deal here. My first big guy job and the responsibilities kept me focused and motivated. I grew a lot as a person at Groupon as well

Cons

Not many cons. People are really cool.

1.0
Jul 6, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Likely to file for bankruptcy soon.

Cons

Driven by executive greed Dishonest and deceptive practices Preys on new naive startup businesses Employees are treated as disposable commodities

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