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Updated May 15, 2023
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- "Given the double bottom line nature of this product, the team is full of caring and good hearted people." (in 5 reviews)
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- Current Employee★★★★★
Great leadership and smart team
May 15, 2023 - Anonymous EmployeeRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Interesting problem space Collaborative, kind, knowledgeable teammates
Cons
Below market (below FAANG) comp
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Great company, great mission, hard engineering challenges
May 7, 2023 - Engineer in San Francisco, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great team and meaningful mission helping people hear better
Cons
hard work sometimes - no lack of challenges in building a fully functional medical device
- Former Employee★★★★★
great place to do deep learning research
Apr 11, 2023 - Machine Learning Engineer in San Francisco, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
When I worked there, whisper was a small friendly team with likeminded engineers - with a goal to bring neural networks for solving hearing problems
Cons
back in 2018, it was a small startup, and compensations were okay, though not ideal.
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Whisper has some intelligent and innovative employees. It is a great culture.
Cons
They are slow moving and the expectation of growth is too high.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great company
Jun 8, 2022 - Anonymous Employee in South San Francisco, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Nice coworkers, free lunch everyday, team lunch outings every month, free snacks, generous Christmas gifts
Cons
Location in SF isn’t the safest, and there’s no parking.
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Decent pay Okay benefits Interesting concept
Cons
Inability to use logic and reason when making decisions Lack of respect for employees Favoritism towards employees who are friends with the CEO Horrible leadership
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Awesome company, great mission, and even better people!
Oct 12, 2021 - Engineer in San Francisco, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
-Everyone on the team is willing to share knowledge and bring others up with them. -Flexible work environment . -Fun, inviting office culture.
Cons
-Typical startup growing pains. Lots on everyone's plate at once
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
- The company is creating a product that is truly making a difference to people on a personal level. - Everyone works hard and seems to thrive on the everyday challenges - So many opportunities to learn something out of your normal scope! - Very positive environment with an open and friendly CEO - The office has an open concept, really cool industrial feel
Cons
- No 401K match (although, that's probably normal for smaller companies) - There are definitely times where it can feel a bit overwhelming with the amount of work you take on - Basic startup growing pains
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great company, friendly atmosphere. Coworkers always willing help.
Cons
None that I can think of currently. Maybe the location, it’s in an unsafe neighborhood.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Wonderful team, Wonderful mission, Fascinating Tech
Jun 25, 2021 - Business Operations in San Francisco, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
People are great, mission is inspiring, company is very pragmatic so decisions make sense and the company is organized, especially considering the size.
Cons
We're a growing start up so there are some growing pains that we adjust to along the way, but it's fun and the team is really wonderful!
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Whisper (San Francisco) has an overall rating of 4.7 out of 5, based on over 26 reviews left anonymously by employees. 89% of employees would recommend working at Whisper (San Francisco) to a friend and 79% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -2% over the last 12 months.
89% of Whisper (San Francisco) employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Whisper (San Francisco) 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.6 for culture and values and 4.4 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Whisper (San Francisco) to be senior leadership, benefits, career development and the cons to be compensation .
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