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
3.0
Sep 15, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, good benefits, good work life balance

Cons

Return to 5 days a week is clearly a way for the company to get a ton of people to quit without doing layoffs. There is no other explanation, developers are leaving in droves, hiring people to replace them is going to be a nightmare with such a strict in office schedule

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Bandwidth Response
3y
Asking Bandmates back to the office is in no way a strategy to do what has been outlined above. We are betting our future on the power of presence even as others maintain the status quo. We understand that we may be a unicorn at this moment in time, and we are okay with that. We believe presence is powerful and the growth of people and vitality of ideas and innovation that comes from being in-person is as important to us as productivity.
3.0
Jul 3, 2021

A lot has changed

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Most everyone was willing to help when needed - Benefits, although now are on par for the most part with the rest of the industry - Learned a lot in my time here - work/life balance

Cons

By the time I left, this was a completely different company. It may be easy to go back and blame it on the IPO and it’s associated growing pains, but these are still decisions that were made by management, even if pressure was felt from investors. While I was not in sales, they were like a loud, obnoxious fraternity that made up half of the company by the time I left - this was evident during company gatherings and the holiday parties, and is just one example of how trying to grow and hire too fast can go wrong. Other departments had this happen as well. As others have said, the pay here is significantly lower in a lot of departments. Do not come here if you’re not comfortable with your starting salary. If you think you’ll start out low and will make up for it through recognition and promotions, think again. The closest correlation to the pay structure was pretty much based on age/tenure (cloaked behind the word “experience”) and not actual contributions. There are a lot of discrepancies in who is getting recognized undeservedly while others are doing great/hard work and get overlooked. There are a lot of my colleagues who were great contributors to the company and it’s culture that have left as well. I left during COVID but I’m sure the resistance to a hybrid/remote model has to be the commitments to building a new office and hiring within the area, but you can have all of that while also trusting your employees with the flexibility to work where they do best. I’m sure I’m going to get a robotic, cookie cutter response by HR on this but I sincerely hope these are being taken concerns into account.

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Bandwidth Response
4y
We're sorry to hear that your experience was not positive. It's true that our unique culture is built on the close collaboration and creative energy of working in person--and it's always been that way. That’s why we’re building a new headquarters campus with great amenities to continue growing in a great environment of being together. At the same time, we encourage Bandmates to reach out to their manager or People Services to address special circumstances.
2.0
Oct 13, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Free health insurance premiums. 90 minute lunch for exercise. Young culture

Cons

Forced return to office at peak of pandemic with masks optional. Masks were actually disallowed at one point. CEO prays before every meeting. No bonus or stock purchase plan, average 401k match.

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