Mailchimp Reviews

Pros

Great benefits and great company

Cons

None that I know of

Advice to Management

None that I can think of

Pros

Good people, amazing benefits, really respect work life balance

Cons

Growing really fast and there are some pains as they make the jump to a large company

Pros

Open, inclusive, fun, and just an overall great environment to work. Felt valued overall by my leadership and peer.s

Cons

Sometimes the opportunity to move to the next level isn't as readily available as some other younger tech companies.

Pros

Benefits, workmates, food, stuff, opportunities, bonuses,

Cons

Low base salary initially , limited work from home arrangements, not too many more pros than cons

Advice to Management

Doing a great job please keep listening to your employees while expanding. It is such an exceptional place to work.

Pros

Insurance benefits, maternity/paternity leave, casual work environment, no dress code (but keep it clean), open concept office, wonderful peers, fun events on the regular, amazing holiday party, extremely generous 401k bump each year, generous 8-10% bonus each year based on company performance, feminine hygiene products provided in all bathrooms, all dietary restrictions are respected and have available options in snack...

Cons

Zero communication between departments, very little communication from senior managers to their subordinates, micromanagement from managers to subordinates, little insight into the rational behind company goals, difficult to move up in the company, difficult to provide honest feedback without fear of retaliation, lower than industry average pay, only 5 days sick time a year and must provide doctor’s note after 3 consecutive...

Advice to Management

Let your subordinates (especially in support) know why certain decisions are happening well before they happen and don’t foster an environment of fear. Agents are scared to be honest with management because that honesty leads to retaliation which scares other unaffected agents too. Micromanaging agents makes it difficult for them to do their jobs; plenty of people don’t believe they’re allowed to take breaks solely because...

Pros

- Senior leadership genuinely care about the quality of your life (10-20% bonuses that go straight into your retirement, solid health insurance that covers whole family, decent vacation time, etc.) - Work life balance is real and fully supported by leadership. - Nicest people I've worked with anywhere -- hands down!

Cons

- Company seems afraid to hire outside talent for higher up roles, so a lot of director level folks are just like, 5th year seniors - hanging around, but don't actually have the leadership abilities or experience - they've just been at Mailchimp forever and everybody likes them! They are nice ppl, like everyone here, but it is really hard to do your job when your leader is basically just an individual contributor who...

Advice to Management

- Create new IC roles so that great individual contributors can keep moving up the ladder without being put into roles they are not trained or ready for. - Take a look at the fear of hiring folks from outside for higher up roles. And why on earth people don't get training when they move into those roles. It's a weird, small business that has been incredibly successful but that fear of outsiders and becoming like a...

Pros

MailChimp earnestly cared about its employees. They invested so much time and resources into the growth of its employees. It was a fun place to work. Management was accessible, open, and willing to listen.

Cons

The open office was challenging. There were a lot of loud people which made it hard to focus on work sometimes.

Advice to Management

Always stay open to feedback and remain humble.

Pros

Very positive culture, growing fast but doing a good job at it

Cons

Still figuring some parts of process out, different teams have very different culture sometimes