Transformation Bullet Train - Anonymous employee BetterUp Employee Review

5.0
Apr 19, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- You can feel your growth almost daily and weekly. It's uncomfortable or awkward at times much like when we experienced growth spurts at adolescence but those who have great self awareness, high curiosity in the face of challenge, fluidity to adapt and love to problem solve will enjoy this work. - It's a hyper learning environment where you continuously reference readings, research in behavior and organizational psychology in not just what we build but how we show up as a company to each other. - People are passionate about the mission, respectful, highly collaborative, optimists and high achievers. - Leaders and managers are intentional and resilient. Keeps the quality bar really high and keeps teams striving but celebrated a long the way.

Cons

- This is a once-in-a-lifetime company going through it's own transformation while delivering on products that help transform individuals, teams and organizations. It's not for everyone much like start-ups are not for the faint of heart. - You are often tested to be creative when it comes to speed and quality. It's not black and white but requires rigor in thought and approach to prioritization and finding high value and innovation at the most optimal pace. It's an absolute skill to hone in any company and requires folks to take this as part of the work to practice continuously. - This is not a place to 'fix your mental health' -- that's often a false assumption people have about working in well-being space. The work is super challenging and will require you to set aside your agenda in favor of building something that can have huge impacts for many vs just the single employee experience. That being said, it's absolutely possible to find work + life satisfaction here with the help of your coach and consistent practice with your mindset. Folks who focus on this latter are the most successful and tenured.

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5.0
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Pros

Nearly 8 years in, and the work still pulls me forward. What keeps me at BetterUp is that the problems are genuinely hard and genuinely worth solving. I came from engineering, so I'm wired to care about infrastructure, not just features, and this is one of the rare places where you can build something foundational and actually see it move metrics, clear escalations, and unblock a whole go-to-market motion. The mission isn't decorative here. I can feel the thread between the work and the outcome. BetterUp also trusts you to figure things out across lanes. I've written SQL, prototyped with AI tools, facilitated workshops, and co-designed vendor strategy, all as a PM, because the culture doesn't penalize curiosity or reaching into adjacent territory. And honestly, some of my closest friendships came out of this place. The people I work with, on engineering, on cross-functional teams, and in peer mentorship, are people I genuinely learn from and, in some cases, people I can't imagine not having in my life. That combination of meaningful infrastructure work, real trust, and people who challenge you and become your people is not easy to find. The benefits span beyond general work-life-balance, if you're curious about something, there's always an open door to learn and contribute. As a woman in tech, I cherish the fact that our colleagues listen to women, and our insight is taken into account instead of just ignored. It's nice to feel safe at work, able to speak your mind freely.

Cons

If you want a boring job, this is not the place for you.

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