Decent company, terrible team/org - Software Development Engineer GoDaddy Employee Review

2.0
Sep 16, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. Good work life balance 2. Helpful, friendly people all across the org 3. CEO seems like he knows what he is doing 4. The upper management is receptive to feedback

Cons

I know people who have great things to say about the company and while I can't speak to the entire company, I unfortunately did not have a good experience in my team/org: 1. My team and org reeks of favoritism and your efforts and work will most probably go unnoticed if you are not in great, beer-drinking terms with your manager. 2. No transparency in the performance reviews or the months leading up to it even though 'transparency' is touted as one of the top focus for the team. You might also get heavily penalized if you go against any of the favorites on the team. 3. Salary hikes are near 0 and the stock refreshers are negligible 4. Talent is average at best but then again if you are friends with your manager, you will be considered a rockstar and can expect multiple promotions and great reviews. 5. Projects weren't too interesting . (can't speak to the other teams however) 6. Oh and did I mention, too much politics and favoritism within the team?

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Great benefits, cool people (not including leadership)

Cons

- You'll be worked like a slave, told when you can take your breaks and lunches. - Boy's Club. If you're in it, you can get away with lying to customers, breaking company policy, and basically whatever you want. If you're not part of it, watch your back, you'll be hyper-scrutinized for every action you take. - Commissions are capped, so top performers are limited. - This is not a true sales job, you are taking inbound customer service calls and will be expected to do technical support and deal with escalated inbound customers. - Much of the job has been outsourced to a Business Partner Organization (BPO) in the Philippines. Because they aren't true GoDaddy employees, they are allowed to operate like the wild wild west. Lying to customers, selling them duplicate products, deleting things from their accounts and reselling them the same product. Basically a complete legal nightmare... but you aren't allowed to complain about it and you are expected to fix all the problems they create.

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GoDaddy Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience. Hearing from someone who spent more than five years with GoDaddy is important to us, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective. The concerns you've raised, particularly around consistency in how policies are applied and oversight of partner operations, are not things we take lightly. We do review and share feedback like this with the appropriate leaders and teams. Perspectives like yours help inform the conversations and actions that support our ongoing efforts to improve. If you witnessed behavior that you believe did not align with our values or standards, we encourage you to share those concerns through our 24/7 Ethics Helpline. We are committed to taking all reports seriously, conducting thorough reviews, and taking appropriate action.
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