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Stay far away. TERRIBLE leadership - Anonymous employee Greenhouse Software Employee Review

1.0
Sep 8, 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

ZERO. None. Negative stars. Terrible.

Cons

Leadership ONLY cares about themselves and how much THEY earn. They don’t promote the people who deserve it, yet promote friends on the managers. They have a manager who has ZERO experience of managing a team. A team that goes from over 10 to less than 4 in the matter of a month, that’s the managers problem. They have zero understanding of the market and how hard it is. “Just do more work” is the answer. Not quality work. They never changed quota since the market shot down. Said they were never going to do layoffs, yet they did. They let favorites sandbag opportunities for the next month, but shame others who do it who aren’t tight with the manager. Managers will sabotage you even after you leave the organization. Don’t ever ask for a good word to be put in, because they will lie about you & your experience. Zero training. You’re expected to learn the software and industry on your own. Expected to overcome every objection instead of build relationships with the prospect. They literally have no clue what’s going on in the sales, marketing, and business departments. The only thing carrying the company is the software engineers who made the actual ATS. This is literally career suicide if you choose Greenhouse. They aren’t “people first”. STAY AWAY

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Greenhouse Software Response
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Oy, it sounds like you had a truly poor experience over your 3-4 years here. So sorry to hear it. We strive for excellence in how we run this company but obviously we failed to meet that high standard in your case. The team and I will look for ways to use this feedback to improve. My goal is for future employees to have a more consistently positive experience here. Meanwhile thank you for taking the time to make your perspective known, and I hope that you've found a workplace that better suits you. I truly believe everyone deserves a job and a culture that is best for themselves.

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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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