Bolt Reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(1,400 total reviews)
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Markus Villig

67% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Bolt has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,400 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bolt employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
2 May 2025

The most toxic workplace I have ever worked in

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

average salary nice office building

Cons

Probably the most incompetent management I have ever seen in my life. The whole thing is run like a frat house by tech bros. Most people leave or are fired within 6 months. If you are already in a nice job, don't change to Bolt. They are selling false dreams Highly stressful environment and to them, you are just an expandable employee

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Bolt Response
1y
Hi there, Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We’re sorry to hear about your experience and we take this kind of feedback seriously. At Bolt, we’re committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment for all of our employees, and it’s disappointing to hear that we fell short in your case. If you have more detailed feedback or would like to share your thoughts further, we’d love to hear from you directly. Feel free to reach out to us via glassdoor.feedback@bolt.eu
1.0
18 Aug 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

MacBook Air Monthly office credit Office snacks

Cons

Misleading workplace where the reality does not match the false promises that one is given during the recruitment process in the following areas: -Flexible working: after starting working it became very clear that working from home is not flexible, it is frowned upon. -Diversity & inclusion: while they love saying that Bolt is a supportive employer of inclusion, this unfortunately does not reflect on the reality. The sense of elitism of Estonians in the company is disturbing, that included few members who aren’t even apologetic for their racist comments. Despite all the complains and making the higher management aware of the situation, they simply shrug it off. -Work/life balance does not exist s the staff are expected to work during antisocial hours/days without any compensation. The attempt to raise and discuss the matter was shut down repeatedly. -The office culture is toxic and made of overworked employees who are pleasant to work but they are too scared to ask for their rights resulting to a backstabbing environment where gossips are encouraged by the managers who run the London office as a strategy to control their staff. -Green mission: another company that brags about being green to the environment where it is simply untrue, it is exactly like Uber only with worse conditions to the drivers.

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Bolt Response
4y
Thanks for sharing your experience, it's sad you see so many negatives. This has been passed further and we will work on improvements.
2.0
16 Jul 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Very mission-driven, growing quickly, strong desire for action. Autonomy encouraged.

Cons

Strange culture - company run by 5-8 white 27-35 year old Estonian men. Their values don't work in a multi-cultural, 40+ country company. Bizarre local politics between countries/verticals too - tend to purposefully undermine each other and compete for resources rather than supporting and working together. Needs to be fixed.

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Bolt Response
4y
Thanks for sharing your experience.
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