Amazing company to work for - Anonymous employee Handshake Employee Review

5.0
Jun 29, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Handshake is an amazing company! It almost seems like it's a little secret that won't be a secret for that much longer. A lot of startups/companies claim that they are changing the world in a positive way, but by democratizing job opportunities Handshake is actually doing it. * Culture * Growing company * Smart, talented, passionate folks * Communication * Great, noble mission

Cons

* Perhaps missing some processes, but you would expect that at a small company that is growing. The only reason why I mention it is because I have to say something.

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Pros

Remote opportunities for different projects.

Cons

Projects often pause, and we wish they would last longer.

1.0
May 22, 2026
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Pros

Challenging, interesting position in the short term.

Cons

The company has implemented a new timer policy that has “active” and “inactive” time on the backend that makes up for the total time. We were getting paid by total time (as you should), but HAI has changed it to only pay contributors for the time marked “active.” Time is “active” when scrolling, typing, and clicking within the specific task tab. Time is “inactive” when none of the previous actions are happening; i.e., when reading the task without moving the mouse or pressing keys, researching in another tab, etc. It sounds like they have changed the rules to only pay for active time, which has caused huge pay discrepancies. The percentage of inactive time is usually way more than active time on these timers due to the amount of reading, visual analyzing, thinking, and research required for some tasks. This behavior is unacceptable because time that seems “inactive” is still important to the quality and completion of tasks. They keep throwing accusations like “time thieves” around to justify it. If you respect yourself, pack it up and go somewhere else. I know most people who work at these places are desperate for income, but that’s exactly what they’re hoping for. They’re hoping you will be desperate enough to be taken advantage of.

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