A Company that Cares - Anonymous employee BambooHR Employee Review

5.0
Mar 13, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

It's incredible to work for a company that really cares about about their employees. But it doesn't just end there. BambooHR cares about their customers too. They care about the impact they're having on every company who purchases their software. It's incredible to know that the work we're doing matters. The clients who use our software use it so that they can then have extra time to focus on what really matters- their people and making their work environment a great place to work too! It goes full circle and BambooHR does a great job at helping us as employees see that our work really impacts others! Working for a place that has such an incredible purpose really makes all the difference! The culture and people at BambooHR are some of my favorite things! Some people sometimes mistake BambooHR as a "laid back" environment. That is definitely not the case. The people are fun and the environment is energetic, but it is fast paced and definitely not relaxed. We come to work to work hard so that we can leave work at work and go home at the end of the day without taking work home! It's so satisfying working hard but then taking off and enjoying that work life balance. And they stick to the work life balance. I tend to be more of a workaholic, but I've literally had my manager come out at 5:00 and tell me to go home because they really do value work life balance and making sure you're not working over 40 hours a week. The benefits are unique but so thoughtful and impactful! They don't just care about your daily satisfaction, but they really take into consideration your long term satisfaction and quality of life! My spouse loves this company just as much as I do because of how much the benefits really do impact our life! No one should hesitate about looking into BambooHR as a great place to work!

Cons

Change is inevitable! Be prepared and flexible to change because it's a constant with how quickly growth is happening. With quick growth can come the need for more people fast! BambooHR is very thoughtful in their hiring though- it's a process which can take time. Because of that, some departments feel the pain of needing people faster than they're being supplied.

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Pros

BambooHR is a great place to work with outstanding people.

Cons

BambooHR is focusing heavily on AI, which can come at the expense of jobs.

2.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

At the end of my tenure, I really have no pros.

Cons

I'm pretty sure I was "quietly laid off", in the effort of sneaky downsizing without having to actually do formal layoffs. This place was a godsend and a great place to work on my small independent team, and I did great. Then they did massive restructuring, added layers of hierarchy, added process, and basically just starting running a creative team like a line of factory workers. I had a horrible time with my manager on so many different levels, and felt validation when others would reflect the same, but I reflect what everyone else says - narcissistic, micro managing leadership that I now understand play manipulation games. I was put on a performance improvement plan and finally quit due to burnout, stress, and the dissolution of a role and a team that I had from before. They constantly push for solutions and deliverables, but I never really saw anything I delivered actually get treated and implemented with respect. Company policies and siloed team policies and procedures stymie actual effectiveness, and it seems like the leadership acts as your strict grade school teacher rather than having your back.

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