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
Feb 17, 2013

Not as good as it once was or could be

Anonymous employee
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Pros

You can still tell there is a heart in this company that once fostered creativity. From that, great products were conceived by brilliant people who cared about real innovation.

Cons

Things are changing rapidly at this company, almost too rapidly. There is a general lack of focus due to inexperienced leaders playing at running a business rather than actually doing so. Many have risen through the executive ranks at a rapid pace due to playing the game well though they fundamentally lack the experience to run the company. Over the past 2 years I have watched as great leaders are ousted while their mediocre bosses remain. Often these terrible bosses are friends having met at previous employers or while in college. This "inner circle" protects the worst of the pack. Due to this the once family friendly and people focused organization is now shifted into a place where workaholics are rewarded by an executive team who lack basic human management skills. They have high expectations for everyone but when they mess up they either point a finger or sweep it under the rug. The sad part is that this does not at all reflect the management style of the CEO, who by all accounts is a kind, caring and intelligent man. Unfortunately he appears to have attracted a rather unsavory group of hangers on in recent years. I sincerely hope the promise of riches is worth it for him in the end.

2.0
Apr 11, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Company benefits, company outlook, most of the SDR managers are good people and want the best for you. You can succeed at Bandwidth but it takes a truly bulletproof mindset with no regard of anyone else you work with by stepping all over them.

Cons

Where do I begin. I’ve been working at bandwidth for over a year now and recently left over the last few months and boy has it been an experience. Lots of false promises build upon fake hopes and dreams of promotions. Many people are brought in the door with the promise of a good structured SDR organization with “plenty of potential” to move up and around the company however you will surly see soon after starting this is far from true. Promotion to a slightly better SDR position is more than doable if you hit goal 3-6 months in a row (rare but possible). Once you’ve moved up once, kiss any further promotion goodbye unless you plan on staying in an SDR position for 3-4 years minimum. Account Executives play favorites EXTREMELY bad and if you aren’t closely aligned with one, don’t even bother trying to work/talk to them. Most SDRs who are hitting goal are getting qualified meetings from a select amount of AEs, which for some reason never seem to fizzle into anything. Then to get booked again and prequalified a few months later.

2.0
Jul 22, 2016

Made me feel terrible

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Pros

Lots of Opportunity to learn different technologies, Beer Thursdays

Cons

Social Clicks, Micro management, poor management skills, failure to grow

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