BetterUp reviews

If you are a woman, you may be told not to display your negative reactions. This happened to me, and over 5 other female colleagues in this company. Compared to all-hands meetings where top male leaders go on unhinged, paranoid tirades suggesting that employees take advantage of the company's mission as an excuse to be lazy. If you are an individual contributor, it is likely that you will be asked to cover for your manager's weaponized incompetence. Leaders don't read, or listen, or pay attention. And then they scrutinize with half of the necessary information. You will not be asked if you can take something on, you will be told it is manageable, even if you push back. If you attempt to proactively protect your boundaries to avoid burnout, you will likely be told that you have a "victim mindset". And you may even be told "the rest of your team was able to do it, it's not that hard." Despite the fact that most employees are in a constant state of exhaustion. There is acute burnout, but that is on top of a constant emotional burnout. It is very soul crushing to know that holding firm to a boundary just means that the task will be shopped around to the person with the weakest boundaries. Someone always loses. "Luminaries" like Adam Grant and Brene Brown will be touted as examples for why individual contributors should always seek critical feedback, but the concepts around difference of thought or courage in vulnerability from these same "luminaries" will not come to life in this company. The idea of directly challenging a leader at BetterUp, even a manager, is almost laughable. It's a bit like a cult, really. BetterUp's externally facing brand and mission do not apply to employees or Coaches. Our CEO has said almost exactly that on company calls before. Read anything BetterUp publishes publicly, reverse it, and you have the internal experience.

You are expected to "work like a CEO" and it is not a joke. Many people are experiencing continuous burn out cycles and it is ignored. Working through vacations, inner works days and on nights and weekend is commonplace here. There is an unspoken culture that you aren't committed if express your concerns. It appears that BetterUp thinks this is okay behavior because they are a startup running lean and because we have the benefit of having a coach. I honestly believe that top leaders may just be unaware of the damage it's causing on employees' lives and used to working like CEOs themselves. When asked, "would you recommend BetterUp to a friend?" I want to say yes but the reality is if you have a family or needs to met outside of work, this may not be the best place for you. Hopefully it one day will be since people inside care about making this a better place to be.