Hire fast, fire fast - Product Manager Etsy Employee Review

1.0
Nov 10, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Overall, culture and teams are thoughtfu, friendly and inclusive.

Cons

Unreasonable expectations leading to burnout, frustration and undermined performance. Lack of transparency on annual planning. If you do not fit right in, you will be ostracized and fired in months. High-level management expects reports to thrive and excel at meeting goals with little to no guidance. Very little time and training dedicated to those employees not meeting expectations from the get-go.

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Etsy Response
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Thank you for this feedback. We’re glad that what you experienced in the way of camaraderie and culture were what you had hoped for overall. However, for any employee who feels that Etsy’s standards of kind and respectful communication may not have been upheld, management and HR are trained and available to support them. We’re disappointed to hear your perception that some employees are not always provided with opportunities to meet expectations. We utilize a robust onboarding and performance management system in order to support employees’ orientation to Etsy and their professional success. In a committed effort to encourage that long-term success, we’ve enhanced employee and management development by investing in tooling and professional development budgets. Further, we have received great feedback about our Focus Days and Breaksgivings, which allow employees to recharge. We are optimistic that these steps will address the concerns you’ve raised here, and we have already seen progress in this regard.

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