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Greenhouse Software

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Exciting work, great people - Anonymous employee Greenhouse Software Employee Review

5.0
Jul 12, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

It's a somewhat of a meta experience as we've used our own software to hire extremely talented people who are excited to contribute and also just plain fun, nice people to work with. There's a constant buzz of energy both within the company and around the company (from customers, prospective customers, the industry) as we continue to build great software and generally just do really great work. The co-founders have been around the block, both having launched successful companies in the past, so we aren't distracted with rookie leadership mistakes even though this is a startup. The emerging culture is one of talented people without the egos and a fun atmosphere without the cult vibe that you sometimes see in tech startups.

Cons

The shared workspace was not ideal, but we're moving into our own space in SoHo.

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Greenhouse Software Response
9y
Ok so it's now July 2017 and someone just pointed out to me that although I have a practice of responding personally to each and every review, for some reason I never replied to this one! Probably just an oversight. Anyway - thanks for the feedback and sorry for the late reply! Three years is better than never, right? Happily I can report that since you wrote this review, we moved out of our shared workspace and into the Soho office, then took over a second floor in *that* building, then again outgrew the combined space, and are now in our second year at our lovely new HQ up on 5th Avenue near Union Square. So, hopefully that addresses your concern about the workspace :-)

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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.

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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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