BOLD reviews

3.2

52% would recommend to a friend

(640 total reviews)
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Doug Jackson and Jamie Freundlich

51% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

BOLD has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 640 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BOLD 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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640 reviews
1.0
Sep 21, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Not much of anything. Pay was decent.

Cons

Very unethical business model. It is surprising that they have not been caught for shady business practices. The business would get into ethical dilemmas if their business strategy was found out. Managers have no experience or business managing and come from mediocre schools- which is shown through their lack of intellectual depth and curiosity.

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BOLD Response
4y
Thanks for taking the time to write a review. We are sorry your experience was not as good as you would have liked. We take this feedback seriously and will look at areas we can improve upon.
2.0
May 3, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Flexible PTO/WFH policy - Talented employees

Cons

- No communication across teams, and a visibly fractured relationship between product and marketing - No room for progression and promotion, unless you are a CEO favorite - No innovation/a lot of repeating the same ideas over and over - Extremely weak executive team, and employees see right through it. Here is a summary of those who are the face of the company who have the most influence over the broad work environment: You have a senior executive who has very little ability to influence the CEO despite being the key driver of BOLD's products. Random ideas from the CEO to become a big part of how performance is evaluated (even if the idea has zero chance of generating revenue). Newer random ideas from the CEO will then replace the old ones and become top priority. You have another senior executive who no one knows what exactly he does, what value he adds, or where his key products are headed, but he's good friends with the CEO, so no one says a word. He's known at the company as the king of finger-pointing. It's always someone else's fault, even if a project he was responsible for had failed prior to launch. You have a third senior executive who started with a big initiative (which was all outsourced and done by someone else), then absolutely nothing. Years later, the company's target audience is yet to hear of any of the BOLD brands. Basic understanding of core functions managed is not there, and she never took the time to learn any of it, opting to hire a lot of VPs instead (they are leaving one by one, without being replaced).

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BOLD Response
9y
Thank you for your review. For the past two to three years, BOLD has experienced rapid growth and success and we are committed to this trajectory. We recognize there are growing pains in a high growth company and have recently launched comprehensive leadership programs to strengthen our leadership capabilities throughout all levels of the organization. We are very much committed and focused on implementing HR strategy that is aligned and supportive of BOLD’s core values, mission and vision: Helping people transform their work lives.
1.0
Sep 21, 2022

Stay away from BOLD

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It is really good we don't have many companies like BOLD. Most companies are moving in the direction of work/live balance and coherent planning. BOLD is not.

Cons

I worked at BOLD few years and so few waves coming and going. Worst company I ever worked. All the negative reviews are real and the latest ones are fake/controlled. Don't choose this company, you will never be able to grow in your field or earn new skills. No collaboration vibes. Old carrot/stick management style.

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