WeddingWire Reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(228 total reviews)

Timothy Chi

96% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

WeddingWire has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 228 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WeddingWire 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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228 reviews
1.0
25 Sept 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I had really high hopes for this job and thought this was going to be an amazing opportunity. I couldn't have been more wrong. I wish I could erase this experience from my life. I can't recommend running as fast away from this place as you can. I'll be surprised if this review stays live for longer than a week bc it seems like WeddingWire is successfully doing everything they can to offset any negative reviews with multiple fake canned reviews like "Coming to Work isn't a Chore!" C'mon man. Here are my honest thoughts based on my experience: - Micromanagement and manager's general abuse of power seems to be rampant across all departments. My supervisor constantly stole credit for my work while giving me 0 recognition for my efforts over the course of my time there. - Unlimited PTO is a ploy to get people in the doors and only a select few teams actually have this flexibility. No government holidays off or additional time around the end of the year off means you need to choose to use your vacation time wisely. You'll likely be shamed every single day up until you leave for your time off and then again when you return. - Zero diversity across all teams (in terms of ethnicity and thought) which boggles my mind for a tech company based out of the DC area. Everyone in my department looks the same, acts the same, thinks the same, and likes the same things. The hiring team is exclusively blonde haired, blue eyed caucasian women so what would you expect? POC need not apply here. - Your manager will be the first person to throw you under the bus if 'you're making them look bad' meanwhile they'll still enjoy all the luxuries their position holds and even receive promotions while stepping over the backs of their subordinates. I can say this because it happened to me and several of my former colleagues. - 75% of the people that were in my orientation class either were fired or quit because they couldn't take the constant stress of this company anymore. It's sad that WeddingWire is so willing to let go of hardworking people (who have genuine values and could've been the exemplary brand champions the company truly needs) while instead rewarding those who get by on unethical terms. - If you don't hit the unrealistic goals set in place OR just don't fit in to the white-washed culture -- you'll be blindsided by surprise performance reviews, frozen out by your team, and reprimanded by your supervisor in every single check-in meeting until you finally break and decide to quit or get fired. - I've witnessed dozens of intelligent, hard-working, kind, and dedicated employees burn out from the mistreatment they received from this place. Instead of trying to make a real effort to motivate employees and boost morale, WW will gladly kick you to the curb bc they know they will find another replacement for you in the form of some bright eyed fresh new graduate that's wooed by the frat culture and willing to work for pennies. - I can attest to a prior GD contributor and say I also suffered from terrible anxiety for a year from the constant stress of my work environment. After leaving this place I felt a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. - HR is not your friend (unless you're a manager or above) and they will schedule surprise meetings to shower you in condescending feedback that supports whatever BS opinion your supervisor has made up of you.

Cons

- Need I say more? Just don't come here. Seriously, save yourself the agony. It's not worth the free breakfast burritos.

2.0
9 Aug 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- great for new hires out of college or fresh out of GA - nerf gun wars - most people who have been there 2+ years are solid developers to learn from - plenty of free alcohol around the office - free lunch last 2 days of each month - used to be a good place to work?

Cons

- culture has deteriorated heavily in last year - awful/incompetent senior management - many poor promotions and mis-hires in recent times - perks have been scaled back heavily (used to be free lunch for the entire last week of the month, free snacks from nature box, monthly company-paid happy hours etc.) - work/life balance is very erratic; some teams have 40 hour weeks others will regularly put in 50-60+ and there's no recognition or compensation for it - diva personalities - marketing-driven development - developers are code-monkeys with little to no input in products When I joined, this was probably the best company to work for in the DC area; yearly dev trips (all expenses paid) to Vegas and then Bahamas. A cornucopia of free lunches and happy hours, free snacks from NatureBox, reasonable hours and fun work with smart people. Developers also had a good deal of input and say in the product and the process before. This year our dev trip is Philadelphia : / I could drive there on the weekend but I don't because it's Philadelphia and I don't want to be there. All the perks that used to exist are slowly being scaled back and eliminated. Morale is at an all-time low. Recently, things have been taking a turn for the worse. Senior management and C-levels have been pushing a poorly executed shift to agile and a new 'pillar' structure and it has been a colossal failure. What was once a scrappy, lean team has turned into a nightmarish bureaucracy of middle-management where busybodies create hoops for people to jump through to deter any actual work getting done. All of this has also led to a toxic influx of office politics. Several diva personalities exist and senior management has their favorites. Cross one of them even accidentally and you can be sure that your name will get dragged through the mud behind your back while they smile and joke to your face. Overall stress is at an all-time high but compensation is low with wide disparities between engineers. If you do end up joining, make sure you negotiate before you join because your salary isn't going to jump much and they will lowball you if they can get away with it. A good 25% of the dev team has left due to poor compensation just this year.

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WeddingWire Response
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It sounds like you have a variety of concerns. We pride ourselves on being an organization open to feedback and constantly trying to better ourselves. We sincerely hope you will afford us the opportunity to understand your feedback in better detail. As you know, we have instituted a number of channels by which you can raise your concerns. Hopefully you will take advantage of these mechanisms and we can tackle some of these concerns together.
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