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Greenhouse Software

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Great product, but poorly run company - Sales Greenhouse Software Employee Review

2.0
Mar 6, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Great product, and there is no shortage of intelligent and hard working people.

Cons

Management is inexperienced, and the culture is very fratty and catty. It's not uncommon for someone to get a negative attitude from higher ups including the CEO. There is no growth, and the message that they "invest in their people" felt false more times than naught. Recognition no matter how hard you work, or what good work you produce, will be over looked because of the value on popularity and being a part of management's fan club.

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Greenhouse Software Response
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Thanks for taking the time to share your point of view. It really sounds like you had quite a negative experience working here. As you can imagine, I’m disappointed that we didn’t do a better job for you. I care deeply about people and have dedicated my career to building a successful company by starting with great people and culture. Now, it’s hard for me to know exactly what your comments mean because of the anonymous nature of Glassdoor. But I will say this - like everyone, I definitely am subject to my share of emotions. Sometimes I get frustrated, lose some perspective, have a bad day (or week), etc. I have my biases and personality preferences that I work to increase my awareness of and to overcome, not always successfully. Even though it’s painful and embarrassing to see it called out (moreso publicly), it helps. So I’ll choose to take this feedback constructively and use it as a learning experience. I’m truly sorry for any times when you didn’t feel positivity from me. All startups are works-in-progress. As an entrepreneur for the past 20+ years, I am acutely aware of the need for continual improvement and hearing critical feedback is vital to that process. Thank you for taking the time to provide your perspective.

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Pros

The culture is unmatched and the leadership at Greenhouse truly cares about its employees. It’s refreshing to work with a customer base that enjoys our product. I really believe in the direction of the company and the improvements that we’re making to the product. Everyone I work with is awesome and I’m incredibly happy here.

Cons

I think the comp plan needs to be reevaluated. There’s a lot that is out of your control, and it isn’t setup in such a way that you can blow out your numbers and really overachieve your OTE. I think it was setup for a time when the company was a lot smaller, and the AMs had very large books of business. My only real gripe with Greenhouse is that we are paid commission quarterly instead of monthly, but I enjoy the company so much that I can overlook it.

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2.0
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Pros

Great fringe benefits and good at hiring kind, helpful individuals

Cons

1. Culture changed very significantly during my time there, becoming more cutthroat and less aligned with why I joined in the first place. In a way, I felt pushed out and like I had to leave as a result. 2. Macroeconomic and industry shifts resulted in job instability and cycling layoffs as mentioned in other reviews. 3. Some senior leaders started as entry-level employees, and while that career growth is nice to see, not only does it no longer feel possible at Greenhouse, but that those same employees are increasingly ill-equipped to navigate the challenges that the business is experiencing given their lack of exposure. This was especially clear to me in CS and Product. At the same time, turnover at lower levels was very high during my time there, even with great employees, but never much acknowledgment of it. 4. Product is falling behind Ashby and other competitors.

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