If you're in Birmingham, great. Otherwise don't bother. - Anonymous employee Glide (UK) Employee Review

2.0
Jun 10, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The pros relate to the Birmingham office which is still full of great people. Some of the previous reviews here are incredibly harsh and absolutely not true. The office is very diverse and not once did I ever see any form of discrimination relating to race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, or anything for that matter. If anything, all I saw was managers go out of their way to make sure people were supported. - Great office location in the city centre - Genuinely great people, all trying their best to do a great job - People always willing to listen to ideas - Ability to put forward your own ideas and make them happen (if you want to) - Flexible - Always something sociable happening

Cons

It's owned by a group that's run by senior managers that are greedy, arrogant, and only interested in their own agendas. I've never come across a management team with such little regard for anything but themselves - which is evident in the fact that they can't even retain their own senior managers. Sadly this has impacted the Birmingham office and it's a tragedy to see what was once an amazing business, ruined by private equity backers and greedy managers. There's little motivation for employees now, particularly after the impact of things like salary benchmarking exercises that couldn't have gone more wrong, restructures, and some of they key people in the business dropping like flies. I'd say that they would be in for a shock if the remaining people holding the business up left, but they probably won't care.

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4.0
Apr 12, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

*Flexibility. I dont always work 9-5. I often travel with my role and happy to work weekends/evenings when required (tenders season). *Balance-work/life *Trust to get on with the job-entrepreneurial attitude. *Opportunity to explore new markets and provide a case to the business *Payrise *MBA application-Glide University

Cons

*Geography- would love to be able to have more face to face opportunities with my colleagues. *I would like to see a transparent pay scale (exc.bonus/comms) across the business.

1.0
Mar 27, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I have been fortunate enough to have worked at both small and huge organisations over the last 25 years, and Glide in my opinion is right up there with the worst, and one of my most regretful life experiences/choices.

Cons

Like any other business, there is good and bad; Glide employs some good and even great people, however it often feels like they also harbour and revel in association with some of the worst people! From the CEO that fancies himself a ladies’ man and Temu 007, to the pocket sized CTO that clearly has an unfathomable desire to be known as a ‘tough guy’ by bullying anyone and everyone possible (Jack Russel syndrome).

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