Box reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,316 total reviews)
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Aaron Levie

79% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Box has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,316 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Box employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0
Aug 22, 2020

2+ years, still love working at Box

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Pros

Box is a company you will be proud to work for, period. The culture at Box is the best out there - full of GOOD people who are enthusiastic about Box, passionate about life, and bring their authentic selves to work every day. Executive leadership has no ego and the CEO is one-of-a-kind, intelligent, genuine, and incredibly passionate. Incredible level of transparency is shared with the entire company on deals, products and business strategy. You feel like you’re really part of something & have the opportunity to make a real impact no matter what your role is! Lots of opportunity to move into new roles too. The product itself is such a game changer for remote work and companies wanting to thrive in the digital age. Flexible vacation policy, 5 months maternity leave, WFH stipend during COVID-19. Everyone has been especially supportive of each other during COVID-19 - giving employees additional paid days off, mental health resources and a flexible work from anywhere policy. If you’re lucky enough to get hired at Box, you will feel like you’re part of a family. After 2+ years I’ve not once dreaded going into work, in fact I look forward to it! Box is still building it’s place in the market, which makes it exciting times at the company and gives you lots to look forward to.

Cons

- The stock price is nothing to write home about. - No 401k match (which has been a pain point for many years, and leadership continues to glaze over this despite massive demand from employees) - Box is not a top payer in the industry - Does not pay for cell phone or gym, but does supply a small monthly stipend for both.

3.0
Mar 31, 2020

Not a place for me

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Pros

Great culture and great frontline people

Cons

Lack of corporate resources and understaffed teams leads to employee burnout, poor managerial hierarchy leads to difficulty completing new non-routine tasks and ability to grow in current positions, lack of direction by upper management to make changes and see when employees are struggling, lack of fair compensation structure prevents employees from being incentivized to go above and beyond as a result, do not staywith the company for long periods of time

3.0
Mar 3, 2020

Good but no longer great

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Pros

Box continues to have a good culture. There is an excellent work life balance, unlimited vacation, free lunch, and good overall benefits. eStaff is well respected and comes across as open and approachable.

Cons

The company-wide focus is on becoming profitable and reducing costs. Hiring is slowing or has stopped completely in most teams. Teams are repeatedly asked to do more with less. Growth opportunities are becoming more limited. Mid-level leadership is spotty (lots of Director and VP level people have been leaving over the last year or two). In Box Consulting, there are some members of the senior leadership team that seem to be good at "playing the game" and managing up, but not making any real impact on their teams. New senior managers and directors are brought on, especially within the Growth and Strategy team, but they don't make any real impact and aren't respected internally. Constructive feedback on this team is not welcomed. Meanwhile, individual contributors are leaving and their positions aren't being backfilled but are being moved offshore (which some members of the leadership team are bragging about). Senior leadership within Box Consulting seems out of touch and uninterested in receiving feedback. The only priority is billable customer work - even if that means sacrificing efficiency and process improvements. BC is moving closer and closer to a traditional Consulting org, but they don't get comparable compensation. Time tracking is scrutinized, comments are required, and must be done daily. Monthly healthcare costs are high. There is no 401K matching even though people have been asking for this for years.

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