Past its prime - What a Disappointment - Marketing Glassdoor Employee Review

1.0
May 25, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Glassdoor is a company that everyone knows and respects for its consumer facing materials. Every recruiter will see Glassdoor on your resume and know what you worked on, making 'GD' a good stepping stone. The PR team is world class. Glassdoor also allows for a good work life balance (given you are exempt status...), and people for sure take advantage of it.

Cons

The culture is shot, the company is no where near being profitable, and the cash burn rate isn't getting better. Theres no fun and inspiring management, no company cohesiveness, and there is absolutely no shared goals. This company has been torn to shreds by sales culture and has a 'work hard burn out and sell sell sell' feel. Everyone is in panic mode trying to prove how valuable and important their work is to the flawed business model. This rushed culture makes everyone produce work that they're not proud of, and it shows. Things are shipped broken, just so management can say "hey we did this, just like I said! Now give me more stock and a raise." If you're a manager that wants to build a team and do awesome things, prepare to get over ruled by "this is the way its alway been done." If you're an engineer looking to make something you're proud of, prepare to spend half a day coding and a week explaining why you coded it that way. Lastly - compensation. Don't expect to get any substantial units from Glassdoor. They're just not there for you to take. Plus, the ones you have wont make you any money (there was even a quarter where strike price went down). Plus half of the company got taken off exempt status, thus striping them of freedoms that are core to Glassdoor's culture.

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Glassdoor Response
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I read every review that comes through and respond to many of them as do other leaders. And, every once in a while there is one that leaves me unsure how to respond. This falls into the latter category. It's always disappointing to hear that an employee has a bad experience. I am sorry you left feeling this way and the experiences that contributed to it. While I don't think this is the norm, there are clearly some basic things that we should have done better for you. The reason I struggle a little with how to respond is that a key "Pro" that you cite is great work/life balance, but much of the "Cons" listed describe a frantic pace. I'm not going to be able to solve this here for you. I'm always happy to answer questions 1:1 or with a larger group. That's why we do company meetings every other week. It's important to me to be able to address things head on, dispel rumors right away, and try to understand what's working and what's not. I appreciate you taking time to share your feedback. I wish you luck and, per your comment, truly hope having Glassdoor on your resume will be a good stepping stone to find a job and company you love.

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Cons

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