Lack of growth opportunities - Dasher support labs DoorDash Employee Review

1.0
Apr 5, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

At the level I was in, the work was relatively easy. Good company culture.

Cons

I would not recommend working for any low-level department in DoorDash is you are looking for growth opportunities. Promotions are few and far between and during my time with the company, the only way I saw someone leave was when they switched departments. Overall, there was a sense of disrespect for those at the very bottom. Lack of communication, lack of appropriate pay, and lacking opportunity. At one point I interviewed for the one and only promotion the department had posted in over a year and had the experience that made me walk away. I had a great interview up until the last round, questions were far from what was expected and something that no one at my level would know, I answered with what my personal opinion would be but the manager interviewing me was visibly off-put. I ultimately was not considered for the openings, and when I asked for feedback (fairly basic when it is an internal opening) the person I was interviewed with said to talk to my supervisor. At no point was my supervisor involved in my application or interview process, but I had to go to them. All that ended up happening was they read off the group excel sheet they were using to judge all candidates. Left the worst taste in my mouth and I left a few months later.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jul 14, 2026
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Pros

- The company offers comprehensive benefits and is very well-established and professionally run. - The entire process is very standardized. Whenever there are questions or approvals needed, the response time is very fast. - The office environment is great.

Cons

- Extremely toxic culture on certain teams. Working late is basically expected, and if you are not constantly online or putting in extra hours, you may be labeled as “not committed” or “not proactive enough.” There is a lot of pressure to perform being busy rather than actually being effective. - Reorgs happen constantly, and every manager change feels like a warning sign. If you get moved onto a new manager’s team through a reorg and you are not one of “their people,” good luck. They may never fully trust you and can make your life miserable until you eventually leave or get pushed out. - Leadership is incredibly political. There is a lot of sucking up, favoritism, and clique behavior. Being good at your job is not always enough. I have seen capable people get pushed out very suddenly because they did not have the right relationship with leadership, while people with weak skills but strong political instincts and good “talking skills” continue to get rewarded. - Terrible environment for early-career employees. There is basically no real training, and very little patience for junior employees who are still learning. You are expected to figure everything out on your own, but at the same time, you may still be criticized for not already knowing things nobody ever taught you.

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