Scaling Startup - Anonymous employee Gusto Employee Review

5.0
14 Jun 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I look forward to going to work every day and have the opportunity to work on interesting challenges that will impact hundreds of thousands of Americans. We get to partner with SMBs and help ensure they can concenrate on running their business. There is never a dull day or moment. Finally, I love the peeps I work with and I've heard us best described as "excellence without ego". - Fast moving pace (if you are coming from a large company, this will be jolting). - Product offering expands every month and TAM growing. - Genuinely nice co-workers who care/love our customers.

Cons

The inherent nature of an earlier stage company is that our work is never done. This is not for everyone so come eyes wide that we work and play hard. - Don't expect things to be perfect, but do expect to be part of the solution (maybe a pro). - Like anywhere, there is a need for ruthless prioritization so not everything you can hope to accomplish is feasible. - Don't expect a "career ladder" mapped out for your next 3-5 years. Most roles that will exist in 12 months don't exist today.

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Cons

Leadership talks a big game about people-first culture but the reality doesn’t match. The Chicago office expansion felt like a poorly thought-out experiment, new hires were brought on without a clear long-term commitment, and layoffs came without warning, leaving people blindsided. Crossing a billion dollars in revenue and still cutting employees sends a clear message about where workers rank on the priority list. Remote work flexibility is also a glaring weakness. For a company selling HR software to modern businesses, their internal stance on where employees can work is surprisingly rigid and hypocritical. The “flexibility” messaging is mostly optics. The broader concern is the AI roadmap. The automation push feels less like an innovation strategy and more like a slow wind-down of the workforce. Employees aren’t blind to it, it creates anxiety and erodes trust. The culture of transparency they promote externally is largely a facade internally.

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