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
1.0
Sep 28, 2015

A review NOT written by HR!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some decent benefits, quite a few good people who are there to put food on their families tables. In the old days they were referred to as indentured servants

Cons

The CEO is the biggest hypocrite walking the planet! He comes off as an Evangelistic bible thumping "christian" , nothing is farther from the truth. The turn-over at this place is amazing. When the Karma train pulls into the station, he will be held accountable!

3.0
Oct 15, 2014

Fun place, but company needs to re-evaluate its foundation.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Fun, fast pace environment where one can learn a lot. Excellent benefits package, free gym membership, fun work-social events, great location, wonderful people.

Cons

Not enough management training. People are promoted into management roles without adequate training. Not referring to skillset training, but human interaction training. It is good to promote from within, but not everyone is a good leader. There are numerous examples of tyrannical behavior that has occurred when this mistake has been made at Bandwidth. These managers are ultimately moved into another role where they no longer supervise people, but the damaging effects are still there. The whole "boys club" mindset. There are numerous references to this in Glassdoor reviews, so no need to go into it too much. It is more like a popularity club, similar to cliques in high school. HR. Not only has it been speculated that HR writes fake Glassdoor reviews, they are also not the best fit at their jobs. Not all of them, there are some good ones at Bandwidth. But there are also some horrible ones.

2.0
Sep 9, 2013

Shockingly unprofessional.

Recommend
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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.

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