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ShopRunner

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ShopRunner reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(74 total reviews)

Claude Russ

34% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

ShopRunner has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 74 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ShopRunner employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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74 reviews
5.0
Dec 12, 2019

Finally found it

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I have worked at many tech companies and startups in my time, and I can say this is the first company to practice what they preach. I feel the unified effort of not only leadership and the People team, but ShopRunner as a whole, in making this a safe and inclusive space to work; where employee's can bring their authentic selves to work. I see positive change happening in real time, rather than lingering promises. This is a breath of fresh air in a sea of stuffy and political corporations masquerading as "tech companies" or "startups" (See: Away and Steph Korey). Benefit offerings are extremely competitive. Heath coverage cannot be beat and they offer yearly tuition reimbursement for continued education. Beautiful office space in River North with many amenities. ShopRunner hosts events/seminars and is very active in the Chicago tech space. We have gained alot of high profile traction in the last year and I am very optimistic and excited for what lies ahead.

Cons

As is par for the course, with lean and agile teams in a rapidly changing industry, expect to wear multiple hats and anticipate shifts; corporate desk jockeys look elsewhere. Priorities have been an issue in the past but I feel we are much more aligned at this year's close for future state success.

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ShopRunner Response
6y
Thank you for the words and the feedback. We're so glad you see our actions being impactful as we build great products with diverse and inclusive teams at the core.
4.0
Dec 7, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's a challenging time for most retailers and we are on the precipice of exciting product launches to help compete against Amazon. ShopRunner is a fun place to work with intelligent and interesting colleagues, great perks with PTO, generous family leave and medical/dental/vision benefits, and a beautiful office full of flexible working spaces, constantly stocked snacks and drinks, trivia nights, game nights and weekly lunches. It's a culture that cares deeply about diversity/inclusion and are trying to walk the walk as well as talk the talk. I enjoy here.

Cons

There are always growth pains in smaller companies, especially when you are ambitious. Because of our size, there is never a lack of things to accomplish. If you don't have a start-up mindset, the speed at which we try to move can be daunting.

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ShopRunner Response
6y
We're set on keeping that momentum going and truly helping folks do the best work of their lives. Thank you for the feedback!
1.0
Dec 6, 2019

Run for the hills

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Vacation, 401k match, maternity/paternity leave, work from home and ability to have a flexible schedule ShopRunner’s CFO is the only reason this company hasn’t burned through all its cashflow. He’s the only competent one at the leadership table that has the ability to simultaneously run multiple multifaceted teams, manage the company budget/finances, be a great manager and just an overall great person. Hopefully he can give himself a raise.

Cons

The environment here is so toxic and draining that I would rather be unemployed then work here ever again. Company culture is preached and everything sounds great on paper, but what is preached is not practiced. The executive team is splintered and shifts priorities, creating thrash and inefficiencies throughout the organization. Execs claim to be building a robust product suite, but everything is half-baked and focus is put towards the shiny new object. Any idea what happened to District? What about CartRunner? SRX? How don’t the executives running this company understand that rolling out new company-wide priorities on a quarterly basis is not only detrimental to the business, but it’s detrimental to the teams who are putting their blood, sweat and tears into their work. When a product is a company focus then it’s scrapped and put on the backburner 3 months later, it kills team morale and makes people quit because they are not being valued and their work is disregarded. ShopRunner is a company that services ecommerce retailers, yet only one person on the executive team has worked for an ecommerce retailer prior to joining ShopRunner. You can’t give that specific person any credit though because a credible retailer contract hasn’t been signed in months. This is a retailer centric business, but no one actually puts the retailer first – kind of ironic considering the retailers are what pays ShopRunner’s bills. ShopRunner’s goal is to embed themselves so far into a retailer’s site and business that it makes it impossible for the retailer to terminate their contract. It’s apparent there is a major morale and attrition issue, but it’s skated around and brushed aside by leadership in company All Hands meetings and company emails time and time again. Extremely smart and hardworking people from departments and offices across the company are leaving, yet no one at the top is being held accountable. Nothing is being done to address any of the issues that are being communicated to leadership. Cool swag, free lunch and snacks don’t mean anything when people aren’t feeling valued, there is no career growth, and all the wrong people are being given all the opportunities. It makes it pretty easy to leave a workplace when the immediate executive leader for your team is unprofessional, dishonest, demeaning, demoralizing and a total micromanager. People don’t leave companies, they leave managers and terrible executive teams.

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ShopRunner Response
6y
This executive is no longer with the company. We are saddened to hear this was your experience. Where we saw evolution happening to meet business needs you saw priorities that shifted without context and that's clearly an issue in communication. We're working to create more connected communication mechanisms so that folks understand the ways we're navigating the retail landscape as it evolves and we, within it, evolve too. An executive leader being unprofessional and dishonest is a real red flag that I assure you we'd take very seriously. If you are open to communicating directly, we're always open to feedback in the service of better for the organization and the people within. I hope you'll consider reaching out via email. We wish you the best with the path ahead.
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