THE place to work in Utah - Anonymous employee BambooHR Employee Review

5.0
10 Aug 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

BambooHR is one of the few places that actually practices what they preach--a company whose emphasis in the market is "setting people free to do great work" is doing just that internally. The company values like Be Open, Assume the Best, Enjoy Quality of Life, Lead from Where You Are, Do the Right Thing, and Grow from Good to Great are actually practiced every single day--albeit imperfectly. These values are exemplified by leadership, and they are super careful to preserve that culture as they grow. BambooHR also really seems to have work/life balance worked out really well--it's intense, focused work while you're at work, so you can feel good about going home at 5 and focusing on developing on a personal level.

Cons

As Bamboo grows, it can begin to lose the "family" feel, so a lot of individual effort has to be made to stay connected to people across departments.

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5.0
10 Jun 2026
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Pros

BambooHR is a great place to work with outstanding people.

Cons

BambooHR is focusing heavily on AI, which can come at the expense of jobs.

2.0
25 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

At the end of my tenure, I really have no pros.

Cons

I'm pretty sure I was "quietly laid off", in the effort of sneaky downsizing without having to actually do formal layoffs. This place was a godsend and a great place to work on my small independent team, and I did great. Then they did massive restructuring, added layers of hierarchy, added process, and basically just starting running a creative team like a line of factory workers. I had a horrible time with my manager on so many different levels, and felt validation when others would reflect the same, but I reflect what everyone else says - narcissistic, micro managing leadership that I now understand play manipulation games. I was put on a performance improvement plan and finally quit due to burnout, stress, and the dissolution of a role and a team that I had from before. They constantly push for solutions and deliverables, but I never really saw anything I delivered actually get treated and implemented with respect. Company policies and siloed team policies and procedures stymie actual effectiveness, and it seems like the leadership acts as your strict grade school teacher rather than having your back.

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