Pros
For the first year or so, I genuinely LOVED my job at Greenhouse. The “people-first” culture was refreshing, leadership felt trustworthy, and employee morale was high. But everything changed after the 2023 layoffs.
Cons
The “people-first” facade was exposed for what it was: A branding scheme. It became clear that high performance and embodiment of cultural values are NOT, in fact, indicative of job security as leadership would like you to believe. Even the people who ate, slept, and breathed Greenhouse weren’t spared from the chopping block, and it felt like the lifeblood of Greenhouse culture was sucked out. We went from being a united group of people who actually cared about each other to an overworked labor force paranoid about when the next layoff would come. And eventually it did. My entire team and I were laid off in the January 2024 “reduction in force” (a popular euphemism at Greenhouse). Despite our shared frustrations and many negative experiences with our team lead, he was retained while the rest of us got the boot. The layoffs came completely out of left field. The communication from leadership was cold and dismissive, not at all like the Greenhouse I worked for at the start. Leaving Greenhouse, although I know it’s best for my mental health, means mourning the loss of something that had so much potential. I genuinely hope things turn around for the sake of my friends who are still there, but I hate to say, all signs point to one fate: The ship is sinking. Fast.