Downhill - On the brink of imploding. - Software Developer Purple Employee Review

1.0
13 Jan 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Easy drive to work... decent parties.

Cons

I feel like the company is on the brink of imploding. Having just released a "new" overhaul of the portal it is full of issues. Despite repeated concerns being raised from a number of the development team it was more important to get out a product announcement than make sure it worked! React isn't fit for the purposes needed and rather than patch the stack a complete rewrite on a more suitable platform would be time better spent. Getting press headlines and exposure seems to be more important to management than creating a useful product, take the time and product will speak for itself. With a loan of 5 million a while ago followed by a "top up" I now worry each payday, concerned if my pay is going to make it into the bank. Don't loans need to be paid back? With what money! There has been rumors of sale multiple times over the past two years but it never comes to anything,. I feel management are fluffing for sale rather than focusing on building the business and a valuable product. I came here to build a product not help in a PR exercise. Bad management. Changing priorities without consideration. Changing directions constantly. In-fighting

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5.0
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Pros

- Culture - People - Benefits - Remote/ Flexibility - Good pay - Leadership

Cons

- I don't have any cons

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Purple Response
1y
Wow what a fantastic review! Thank you so much for the great positive feedback, we're delighted that you're so happy at Purple :-)
3.0
22 Jun 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Work with great and leading brands

Cons

low pay, overworked, not a lot of room for growth

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Purple Response
11mo
Hi there, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We pride ourselves on career growth and development at Purple, we ensure everyone is paid fairly for their role and we want all our people to have a good work/life balance. I'm sorry if that wasn't your experience while you were here.
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