Shopify reviews

- The company is run by a CEO that changes his mind on a whim with little to no pushback from people directly under him. Case-and-point, he acquires a fulfillment company for 2.1 billion dollars, only to sell it for 1.1 billion dollars 10 months later. This is not an example of sane or prudent decision making. I understand that successful acquisitions are rare but I've never seen an acquisition given up on or resold less than a year later. Such whimsical decision making does not happen with people who know how to run companies. - Senior leadership outright lies. Case-and-point, in Feb 2023, the president of Shopify states that no more layoffs will happen. Then 3 months later a 20% layoff occurs. Even the most senior leaders of a company cannot guarantee, under all circumstances, that layoffs will not occur. So don't bother saying that they won't occur in major business news publications. This is an example of why you shouldn't take what leadership says at face value. - Depending on where you are in the organization, you may find yourself on project where you have to deliver features, quality be damned. You may or may not be okay with this approach to software development. - Internal processes and communication tools change with no realized benefit. On the contrary, there have been net negative benefits of some changes. - Attempts at fostering a trusting culture are laughable.

Trying to get anything done here is incredibly difficult. They say to think outside the box but when you try to do something new you hear "that's not really the Shopify way". Unless the idea comes from management who has no idea what is and isn't possible, but if it can't be done or it doesn't go well it is your fault. Even though every step you do needs to be approved by someone above you, so nothing you ever do is really your own work. But if it doesn't go well it is your fault. Also people will just be gone, I cannot count the amount of great people I worked with and would be in the middle of a project with who would just be laid off with no idea who would take up the slack, which caused projects to get stalled or just die. Which once again comes back around on you when it wasn't successful or didn't have impact. Do not come to Shopify. You might get lucky and get on a good team with a manager that won't micromanage you and gaslight you during your time. But it is more likely that it will happen to you also. Also the new promotions and pay raises are a joke. You will not get either.