GoPro Reviews

Pros

- Great culture - Emphasis on employee engagement (even while remote / shelter in place) - Really cool opportunities to connect with employees (remote yoga & workouts, DIB listening & learning sessions, remote book clubs, game contests, etc) - Competitive compensation, bonus and RSUs - Amazing benefits - Huge opportunity for financial gain with the stock / RSUs being relatively low - Managers / Leaders always look internal first for promotions / upward mobility

Cons

Pre COVID-19, I would have said that we keep doing the same thing year-over-year expecting different results.... This year is different, and every employee feels it. There is a new energy at GoPro and we are so excited for what is to come. COVID-19 forced GoPro to adopt a DTC (direct to consumer) model to prioritize our GoPro.com efforts over sales through retail, etc. For the first time in a long time, IT MAKES SENSE. The opportunity is right in front of us, and all teams are executing at an incredible level to make this turnaround successful. Our strong brand will pull us through COVID-19 and then we are going to be extremely well-positioned for amazing things in 2021 and beyond. I can’t wait.

Pros

- People are great, those left here WANT to be here, and are high performers - DTC and subscription model seems to be paying off - Flexible work arrangements - Great health benefits - Discounts (30-50%) at most major outdoor industry companies (ski, bike, surf, outwear, electronics, etc) - Exciting projects - Work life balance has been great - Stock is up at the moment - Culture, even while remote, feels amazing. Very active community on Workplace (internal message board), sharing cool content, great discussion and active conversations about how to grow business

Cons

- No 401k match currently - Compensation is ok, but of course not as high as FAANG/Snap - Being out innovated by chinese companies and cell phone industry - Lack of resources to add obvious features and enhancements to the ecosystem - Negative aspects due to trying to keep shareholders happy - Short term thinking trying to survive the pandemic, as opposed to long term thinking and investing

Pros

1. Good product and brand 2. Mostly great co-workers 3. 50% off GoPro's and accessories every quarter 4. Good work-life balance 5. Depending on where you are, the pay is very good, and also has a bonus plan 6. Fantastic medical, dental, and vision benefits

Cons

1. The CEO needs to go. Too often he has taken the blame for the company's bad decisions but yet he continues to stay there because he owns most of the company. He should leave the day to day running of the company to a CEO who knows what he/she is doing. 2. The CFO is also terrible. Most of the pricing decisions came from him and were awful. There is a reason the stock is where it is and it's due to the CEO and CFO 3. The company talks a good game about diversity, but of the C level executives there is not a single person that is non-Caucasian. There are some women in high positions which is great but not good enough. 4. Too many decisions are taken that are based on gut feeling by the CEO, despite stating they look at data.

Pros

A larger-than-life profile that brings alternate and often extreme sports from the fearless pros to the astonished masses, not your average camera company. GoPro tries really hard to improve the day-to-day and long-term outcomes for their "family". Everyone I've encountered has been positive and it shows even through the lack of actual face-time.

Cons

There are a few areas were we need to improve the customer experience. The touchscreen and the WiFi connectivity are two areas for improvement where I want to focus for the next-gen Hero camera.

Pros

Hires truly talented individuals, friendly coworkers, great company culture, inspiring company meetings, free cameras, amazing health benefits, has a diversity and inclusion initiative. This is the first company I've ben proud to work for.

Cons

You may have to work on legacy code from time to time.