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Q&A With Bazaarvoice Employees
We're a homegrown Austin start-up and global technology leader, all rolled into one dynamic, diverse workplace. From generous community giving to no-holds-barred hackathons to global regular gong meetings (yes, you read that right), we infuse energy and inspiration into everything we do.
How employees describe working at Bazaarvoice
It wasn't a long process
Remote work is supported and encouraged.
For fulltime employee BV is amazing but for parttime like myself the pay is miserable with no benefits at all. The pt pay is not porptional to the ft at all.This is especially infuriating when you see McDonald's starting pay is more than I'm making having been with the company for more than 6 years.
everybody has their own agenda.
Lack of a unified vision
What it's like to work at Bazaarvoice
- Bazaarvoice employees generally work 8.8 hrs a day
- Employees at Bazaarvoice report the work pace is moderate
- On a typical day, employees at Bazaarvoice have 4+ meetings
- 75% of Bazaarvoice employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Bazaarvoice employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
- 83% of Bazaarvoice employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Bazaarvoice employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a month
- 70% of Bazaarvoice employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Bazaarvoice Employees
IDX: 0 TOT: 19
How's the work life balance at Bazaarvoice?
it's up to you to manage.
It's up to you to balance. People can work from home once a week. Take 1 day off easily or having a vacation is very flexible. But there's responsibility and on-call rotation for critical services as well. It's a per team policy. Managers don't care much about your work hours but they do care about your performance and your contributions.
How's the vacation policy at Bazaarvoice?
unlimited vacation. but of course there's no such thing as unlimited. you generally get at least 3 week off on top of the national holidays. you can do more if you manage your work well and you are in good terms with your manager. the only requirement for taking a vacation is to ask your manager first. all of my manager just said yes even if i take a 2 weeks vacation.
What are your coworkers at Bazaarvoice like?
friendly. fun.
What interview questions does Bazaarvoice ask?
moderate computer science problems
What's the interview process like at Bazaarvoice?
Top Employee Response
2 phone technical rounds. 1 in person day with another 5 rounds of interviews including whiteboarding
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Bazaarvoice?
Top Employee Response
Long-term planning skills seem to be lacking. Has strong engineering organization but lack a visionary. Very operational focused and need to balance it with a vision to innovate.
What do people at Bazaarvoice think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
The CEO knows what is doing. They trust him.
What's the company culture like at Bazaarvoice?
The atmosphere at work is very relaxing; you can work from hom on Wednesday if your team permits. However, that doesn't mean that you can slack off. It's the opposite. You are rewarded based on your performance and how you work well with other on your team. We have 360 degree peer review twice a year. You will even review your manager. We welcome honest & constructive feedback and encourage collaboration and no brilliant jerk. The organization changes fast and the technology changes even faster. We don't generally build the same thing over and over, we either automate them or rearchitect to make them faster, more sclalable and better. It's a fun place to be at if you enjoy discovering, tinkering, researching and being at the bleeding edge. It's not for people who want to settle down to have a comfortable 9-to-5 kinda job.
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better at Bazaarvoice?
everybody has their own agenda.
What makes you most happy at Bazaarvoice?
Lack of a unified vision
What does the leadership team at Bazaarvoice need to get better at?
strategy
How are the benefits at Bazaarvoice for employees in Engineering?
Bazaarvoice's Engineering team rates their overall benefits a C+ and most of them think the perks are Fantastic. 57% of Bazaarvoice employees in Engineering say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees in Engineering also get Unlimited of paid vacation, and most of them believe the cash value of their benefits is $2500+/mo.
How's career growth and advancement at Bazaarvoice?
42% of the same employees also feel like Bazaarvoice is invested in their career growth. On average, majority of employees do not have a mentor to help them navigate their career at Bazaarvoice.
How are the managers at Bazaarvoice?
Bazaarvoice employees rate their manager a B or 72/100 and the majority believe their manager truly cares about them as a person. Most of the employees (80%) also feels pretty comfortable providing negative feedback directly to their boss.
What's the pay like for employees at Bazaarvoice?
Bazaarvoice employees rates their pay and overall compensation a C- or 62/100. 46% of employees believe they are paid fairly and 82% of employees get raises every year.
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Should I work at Bazaarvoice?
26% of Bazaarvoice employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 30% are neutral and 44% would not recommend working at Bazaarvoice to their friends.
| 26% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 30% | Passive |
| 44% | Detractors |
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