Small Company, Big Bureaucracy - Sales Bitly Employee Review

2.0
Sep 3, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

The people are all amazing. Mid-level management has our backs. Leadership can admit when they're wrong. Company has a strong vision.

Cons

For a company with less than 150 employees, there is a major bureaucratic attitude at the top. Mid -level managers and below are all fantastic and have a team oriented mindset, but with VPs and above coming from large companies like Salesforce, there is way to much of a hierarchal mentality. While they can admit when poor decisions are made, many of these decisions would be avoidable if they took all opinions into account. With a company this size, that shouldn't be difficult to do. Likewise, decisions are all made excruciatingly slowly. It seems as though no one in leadership is very decisive, and the lack of decision making impacts everyone in the organization. The culture is dropping at a substantial rate because not only is the revenue org being negatively impacted by changes, but because we have an "I told you so" mindset after being completely ignored.

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5.0
Jun 15, 2026
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Pros

Supportive team environment with opportunities to learn new technologies. Collaborative culture, flexible work arrangements, and exposure to challenging projects that help employees grow professionally.

Cons

Some projects can have tight deadlines and changing priorities. Communication between teams could occasionally be improved to ensure smoother project execution.

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Bitly Response
1mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback and for being part of Bitly for the past 1 year. We're glad to hear that you've had a positive experience with your team, opportunities for growth, and the flexibility we offer. We also appreciate your feedback about project planning, shifting priorities, and cross-functional communication. Feedback like yours helps us continue improving how teams work together and support employees as they grow their careers at Bitly. Thank you again for sharing your perspective. – The Bitly People Team
3.0
Jun 22, 2026
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Pros

Great people, good work-life balance, given time to learn & use AI

Cons

Lots of changes & whiplash on strategy, teams tend to work too independently, not a lot of space for career growth, upper leadership doesn't seem to prioritize retention

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Bitly Response
1mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and for being part of Bitly over the past 3 years. We're glad to hear you've had a positive experience with your colleagues, our work-life balance, and the opportunity to learn and work with AI. We also appreciate you calling out the areas where you feel we can do better. Building greater clarity around our strategy, creating stronger alignment across teams, and providing more opportunities for career growth are all important, and feedback like yours helps us understand where we need to improve. Thank you again for your honest feedback, and we wish you all the best in your continued journey at Bitly. – The Bitly People Team
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