Glassdoor

A challenging time - but fundamentally still plenty of good - Operations Glassdoor Employee Review

4.0

2 Jul 2020

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- "Good people". It's one of our core values, and while it sounds kind of vague and cliche - it's really true. It's not just about the people we hire - it's more about how we all treat each other every day. It obviously doesn't always work out perfectly, but as a rule it's a culture where from the top down people genuinely care, they listen and they respect eachother. It's not about ego, power and empire building- it's about a group of people trying to do the right thing for the company as a whole. - Career growth. If you're ambitious and capable and the opportunity is there, leadership will take a bet on you and support you to do more and more. That's true in my team, but I've seen lots of examples of it happening in other teams as well. Promotions are part of it, but it's also about having the chance to learn and try new things. - The mission. It doesn't always feel like we're putting the mission first (although with our new strategy feels like we're getting back to it) but it does feels good to work at a place that's doing something meaningful and real. And especially right now, helping jobseekers feels important and worthwhile

Cons

- A lot of change. There's a lot going on right now. We've changed our strategy (again..) to focus back on our traditional products around content and branding. We're trying to build new products. We're dealing with COVID and remote working. Other people have talked about layoffs which sucked even though I do believe the exec team tried their best. And the way we work with our sister company Indeed is changing as well. Who knows if all of these things will work out, and a lot of them are hard to control. But it means that this is a place where you need to be comfortable with a lot of change and unknowns at the moment, and that's not easy.

Glassdoor Response

Thank you for your feedback. There's no doubt that Glassdoor has not been immune to COVID-19, and the economic downtown that has accompanied it. We are fortunate to receive many reviews highlighting the people at Glassdoor, and we're glad to see your review expresses similar sentiments. You said it best – our people genuinely care, listen, and respect one another. Your feedback regarding our recent shift in strategy is important. While it's never an easy task to navigate through change, we believe that if done effectively, job seekers around the world will be better served. By examining our mission, our values, and the future of our industry, we believe there is an opportunity to emerge as the worldwide leader in employer branding by doubling down on what we do best. Our partnership with our sister company Indeed allows us to refine our focus in order to achieve this goal. We have been listening closely to our employees during this time of change through increased Pulse surveys to ensure that we are, together, adjusting to new processes and goals in a way that is healthy and sustainable. Thanks again for your feedback, and your contributions to Glassdoor!

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