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      5.0

      100% would recommend to a friend

      (746 total reviews)
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      Owen Humphries

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      100% positive business outlook

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      5.0

      Culture & values

      5.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      5.0

      Work/Life balance

      5.0

      Senior management

      5.0

      Compensation and benefits

      4.4

      Career opportunities

      Glassdoor has an employee rating of 5.0 out of 5 stars, based on 746 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Glassdoor employee rating is 36% above average for employers within the Informatique industry (3.7 stars).

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      746 reviews
      4.0
      Oct 7, 2015

      Growing Pains

      Sales
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      Pros

      Leadership - Every time you hear our CEO (Robert Hohman) speak you know he passionately believes in our mission and truly cares about employees at Glassdoor. His leadership is what makes GD tick. He practices what he preaches and is as transparent as can be with where the company is heading and what he believes are our biggest challenges are. I have never worked for an organization with a leader as visible and truly committed to the cause as Robert. Colleagues - There are a lot of great people at GD. Since my first day here, people have been extremely friendly and welcoming. Benefits - What you would expect from top tech company in Bay Area.

      Cons

      Really feels like we are in that awkward in-between stage as a growing company. I definitely don't feel as confident about the business as I did at the beginning of 2015. We have also seen a lot of really great, smart sales people leave the org over the last 6 months and that can be disconcerting for the team. Another challenge is we are first and foremost a consumer site with a mission dedicated to serve job seekers. This doesn't translate as well to our offerings to employers. We regularly work with clients who feel like we are blackmailing them or that GD is a "necessary evil" because of the employee reviews. These can be really hard objections to overcome because we have no control over content. I also think our B2B products are not great. We have not seen anything innovative come through development this year and it feels like the products we do sell are not any different than what our competitors are doing. Results for clients vary greatly and we need to stop selling ourselves as a complete recruiting tool - we do branding really well (soft ROI), but are very inconsistent in helping get direct hires.

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      Glassdoor Response
      10y
      Thank you so much for your review. Feedback is so crucial to our business, your comments have gone a long way internally! First, we want to thank you for the kind words about Bob, GD benefits and your colleagues. We strive to make work fun, and the people and culture are a huge part of that. Secondly, we want to thank you for the developmental feedback. Yes, you are right, we do have growing pains here! As we bring people on, we try our absolute best to thoroughly vet all new hires, including managers. We hope to keep making improvements to the interview process. Also, we are constantly tweaking product delivery, messaging, and positioning. Your feedback in regards to client performance can help us do better! Please keep sharing. Finally, I invite you to reach out to me or any other member of our leadership internally. :-) Stephanie Jenkins, Director of Account Management
      5.0
      Oct 5, 2015

      Almost 2 years and I'm still excited

      Systems administrator
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      Pros

      Almost 2 years into my employment at Glassdoor and I've decided the excitement of working here isn't a phase. I love the management, they encourage employees to grow and learn with the company. And as fast as I've seen things go I've learned just as much if not more. There is no micromanaging in my department, but rather a trust we are all working together to meet our goals. The director of my department has been the coolest guy and knows how to help the team push for success. 1 year in with this guy and he's built an outstanding team to work with.

      Cons

      There was a time when I wasn't receiving the feedback I was hoping to improve. But this was not a short coming of management. It was a time of growth and we didn't have anyone leading our team at the time. Upper management was taking the proper lengths to make sure we got the right guy to lead our team

      4.0
      Sep 29, 2015

      Great place to work, but sales culture trending in the wrong direction

      Sales
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      Pros

      It all starts at the top with Bob Hohman. He is a truly inspirational leader that has created a phenomenal company culture. Every employee feels valued. There are also great perks, like the amazing office, lunch, game room, gym, etc. On the whole, the people are some of the best I have ever worked with. Very smart, engaged, and great people!

      Cons

      Most of my cons are related to the Sales Team. Although it is still a great team, I think the culture of the team is trending in the wrong direction. Other than a few exceptions, the management on the new business side of sales is just ok. It feels more and more like sales folks are just a number. Culturally, the team also feels more and more like a frat party these days. Some of this is a simple fact of scaling a team, but some of it is due to a lack of strong leadership.

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      Glassdoor Response
      10y
      Thank you for submitting this review. We agree - Robert Hohman is a very special CEO and has built an amazing company culture. As far as your comments with respect to the sales culture - first and foremost, thank you. We take all comments and opinions very seriously and are doing our best to scale the company without losing our identity. We are not perfect in this regard, but we are trying. Myself and the other sales leadership members have instituted things such as Sales Rep Council, Quarterly Town Hall meetings by sales group, as well as 1:1 sessions with reps to ensure that the sales team has a voice that can be heard in both public and private settings. We have made incredible changes within the sales organization - both in personnel, as well as our territories, tiers, and packages based on feedback given by the reps themselves. We are open to both feedback and criticism to make positive change in the workplace for the sales people we serve. Lastly, great comment about having sales people interview future leadership candidates - this is something that we do with leadership promotions and interviews, however we will make sure that the process is more visible to the sales group in the future. Thanks again for sharing your opinion and for your service to Glassdoor! Should you be interested in speaking directly to me, send me an email and we can set up a private time to discuss your comments in more detail. My commitment to you is that your comments and our discussion will remain private and anonymous - Thanks, Mike Harness
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