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Q&A With Glassdoor Employees
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How employees describe working at Glassdoor
Touch point human interactions to improve
The accurate information I've received
It provides a lot of information
I was able to meet with the immadiate members of my future team
Our unlimited paid time off.
What it's like to work at Glassdoor
- Glassdoor employees generally work 9.0 hrs a day
- Employees at Glassdoor report the work pace is comfortably fast
- On a typical day, employees at Glassdoor have 4+ meetings
- 90% of Glassdoor employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Glassdoor employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
- 67% of Glassdoor employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Glassdoor employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
- 80% of Glassdoor employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Glassdoor Employees
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What is the best part about your compensation package at Glassdoor?
Everything is covered.
it is fair, work hard = paid well.
The stock options and the bonus are great
What makes you most happy at Glassdoor?
Top Employee Response
Having a positive mission to provide genuinely helpful and life-impacting services that actually gets realized in our day to day work
the company is growing every year
Achieving new things
What is most positive about the culture and environment at Glassdoor?
Top Employee Response
It's casual, sincerely relaxed, and friendly while maintaining professionalism. There are a lot of nice dogs, too.
we have deep knowledge of the KPI's
Fun culture
How's the vacation policy at Glassdoor?
Top Employee Response
Depends on which department you're in. The policy went from "unlimited PTO" to "Flexible PTO". The flexibility is dependent on your manager and department. I think on average people take around 2-4 weeks but some managers will make it very hard to take time off.
Depends on who you are.
What do people at Glassdoor think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
Top Employee Response
The culture of how much the CEO cares about the employees seems like lip service when layoffs happen and are pushed under the rug.
Brilliant engineer. Nice guy. Not a great leader.
How does Glassdoor make decisions around promotions?
Who you know and are friends with is your biggest advantage.
It's as political of a place as I have ever seen. They use the term meritocracy but it's bunk.
What do you like best about the leadership team at Glassdoor?
Top Employee Response
lead by example
They seem professional and level-headed; they have experience in numerous fields. They are seemingly minimally politically oriented.
How much freedom do you have with your roadmap?
Top Employee Response
Haha. You've seen our products, right? They're the same ones we had when we started 10 years ago.
Not much
Are your sales goals realistic or does it seem like you’re set up for failure?
Magic beans. It always has been.
Total failure
do you wish your comp was weighted more or less on commission?
Top Employee Response
I thought it was about right
I just wish it were equitable to the market
What are some of the best things about your team at Glassdoor?
Top Employee Response
We share ideas and experiences effectively, are helpful to one another, and work on some of the most game-changing projects in the company/
we are honest with each other
What does the leadership team at Glassdoor need to get better at?
Top Employee Response
Ensuring employees feel valued. And ensuring Product builds valuable B2B tools with quantifiable ROI.
bunch of fakers
How are layoffs handled in the Sales department at Glassdoor?
Horribly. Somewhat ironic for a company that prides itself on ratings, reviews, and transparency.
What's one thing you wish you'd known before joining Glassdoor?
How political the environment is and how disengaged from sales the CEO remains.
How challenged are you at Glassdoor?
It comes in waves. I get comfortable and then all of the sudden I'm feeling a lot more challenged. Probably a good sign of increasing responsibilities.
How secure do you feel at your job at Glassdoor?
Completely insecure. There are constant layoffs and restructuring.
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Glassdoor?
We have become a culture of complacency. Good leaders have left and targets are always moving.
How's the work life balance at Glassdoor?
Depends on your drive. For some it is great, for others it is an endless grind.
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation at Glassdoor?
hype is key, no substense
What's going wrong and how can it be improved at Glassdoor?
the biz model is wrong
how’s your relationship with the engineering team? collaborative?
Eng is ok
do you feel like you can impact the direction of the product?
Top Employee Response
No. Biz ops make the calls...
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better at Glassdoor?
Top Employee Response
meet less, work more
How are the benefits at Glassdoor for employees in Sales?
Glassdoor's Sales team rates their overall benefits an A+ and most of them think the perks are Good. 92% of Glassdoor employees in Sales say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees in Sales also get 10-15 days of paid vacation.
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Should I work at Glassdoor?
36% of Glassdoor employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 28% are neutral and 36% would not recommend working at Glassdoor to their friends.
| 36% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 28% | Passive |
| 36% | Detractors |
