Stingy offers, Mercenary employees - Software Engineer Retool Employee Review

1.0
May 25, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Company is doing very well, rocket ship. Very smart team.

Cons

"Retool is a business" is a core value, attracts employees that are in it for the money. Management doesn't care about career investment. You're lucky to work there. Equity offers are stingy.

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Retool Response
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Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback and experience. We’re sorry to hear it wasn’t what you were expecting. We have several values at Retool and, you’re right, “Retool is a business” is a core value; however, the nuance is that when we optimize for our business (and deliver the most value to our customers) we in turn optimize for our employees. This means we can invest in things like learning and development, growing our team, expanding our health and wellness benefits, and offer much more than many companies of our size and stage in order to hire and retain incredible employees. We’ve worked hard to build the business we have today and we’re invested in attracting employees who are motivated to change the way internal tools are built, but we understand that may not be a core motivator for everyone. If there’s any other additional feedback you’d like to share directly, we’d love to hear from you. interview-feedback@retool.com

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