Amazing company, world-impacting vision - Passion, flexibility, and grit are a must. - Customer Success Handshake Employee Review

5.0
May 29, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Open, transparent - Always pushes for honest feedback, giving and receiving, both in people and product - Turns feedback into action (they just don't say it, they apply it) - Flexibility in time-off, "unlimited vacation" (quoted because people tend to take less in fear of taking too much, but *they now provide a suggested minimum*) - Strives for diverse culture, in both gender and ethnicity but also in background, thought, etc - The company is always growing, teams are growing, process, product, skills, everything is growing. If you're someone of a growth mindset, this is a really cool opportunity.

Cons

- It's harder to shine when you've been around for years. We're hiring stellar people, who shine no matter what, but it puts older employees at a bit of a disadvantage when it comes to output on new, innovative projects or ideas because they've got many other responsibilities to maintain - to keep things running and not break; More in the weeds. This is also kind of a pro because it just makes us strive more and grow in ways we wouldn't have otherwise. - Work/life balance, mostly seasonal but some it's year-round - Remote life can sometimes be rough due to lack of comms/not being in office, but we're always working toward improving communication and creating more of an inclusive environment all-around. These cons are very much a "me-thing", so don't let this dissuade you from applying. This is a phenomenal company, with a world-changing vision. It's a great opportunity to do something meaningful, to be a part of something much bigger than yourself, while also having the opportunity to grow more than you may have thought possible.

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Pros

Work at your own pace.

Cons

Task limit when new to project.

2.0
Jun 12, 2026
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Pros

It's flexible and sometimes the money is OK. I got paid most of what they owed me.

Cons

Generally disorganized. The task I was on was one of the more highly paid ones but it was almost impossible to actually do in the allotted time. You aren't supposed to use AI but I think people must. The tasks run far over the time they are supposed to take. The human review system also seemed almost arbitrary. Reviewers did not have the subject matter expertise they claimed to. You will make less than the advertised hourly rate because the tasks routinely take longer than they say they will. If they have averages that are lower, those people are either not submitting accurate hours (there is incentive not to) or are using AI to train AI, which is a bigger problem (but not yours).

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