Bandwidth reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(462 total reviews)
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David Morken

71% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Bandwidth has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 462 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bandwidth employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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462 reviews
2.0
Sep 9, 2013

Shockingly unprofessional.

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Pros

The benefits most will agree are great. Smart people and lots of really good people.

Cons

I really wanted to like it here but I have to be honest. It's very poorly run and immature. There is a lot of game playing. I am all for free beer and parties but dare I say it might be overkill? Too much play and too much goofing off??? I never though I'd say that but it's true. Some people are liked for who they are or who they know. That is obvious. I see many work very hard for little to zero recognition because they are afraid to voice anything that could upset management unless it's a person who is a good friend. How you are treated and the path you will take depends on who you are and who you know. I know this is true in many companies but it's over the top here. It kills morale and the ones who are dedicated and worth something keep their heads down. That's not a successful business model in any part of the business world. In fact, everything I've learned has been the opposite with this company. I've never seen so many VPs for everything in the world you could think of. "The director of Janitorial services" reports to the "Vice President of Janitorial services" who reports to the "GM of Janitorial services" and so on..That's a running joke at this place. It's so immature around here so I guess an immature comparison is the only thing some may be able to relate to. I have to agree with the other reviews in that I have seen some things take place that lack integrity. This place could be so much better.

3.0
Aug 8, 2013

Good and bad

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The culture is very fun. There are lots of activities and events. I do not lack any company shirts.

Cons

One reason I have so many shirts are the frequent name changes and branding exercises. This kind of sums the company up in that it has a hard time maintaining one course.

2.0
Jul 25, 2013

Not for the hard working

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great benefits. Fun culture. Minimal accountability if things go wrong. Great family environment. Great people.

Cons

The company masks a lot of it's problems by feeding you beer and fun activities. You will be mad one day, but you will get a free tshirt the next to try and make things better. Upper management is horrible. There are more VP's at this company than most companies in Raleigh combined. They have no idea how to properly issue titles and it's really frustrating because they are so top heavy with minimal people to execute the ideas below. Work and life balance is minimal if you're in a mid to senior department role. Be ready to be available by email at many hours and weekends too. It was said that David Morken tells you to go home if you're working late but that's definitely not true. A lot of the late night hours you put in are because of managements lack of direction and leadership. Once again going back to the silly top heavy structure the company has taken. Bandwidth puts all of its resources into one division and let the rest of its divisions fall to the competition. It was hard to see products that could have been successful dropped for assistance and innovation for the mobile division. Many people work hard, but more people play. If you're working hard you will spend many hours picking up the extra work of the slackers who are at Bandwidth to play games and drink free beer.

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