Etsy reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(553 total reviews)
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Josh Silverman

63% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Etsy has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 553 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Etsy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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553 reviews
5.0
Nov 29, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Everyone you work with is very nice. Blameless post mortems are really a true part of the culture. Company was remote friendly before COVID and continues to be an effective way to be an employee.

Cons

Sometimes work takes a ling time to get done because decisions are generally made by consensus. International employees are unfairly paid.

5.0
Nov 23, 2021

Love it here!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A great company culture. Work life balance. Continuous learning. Annually adjust pay to at least reflect what's on the market. This does not affect your annual review. They're fare and it's such a great company to work for. Love their mission to keep commerce human.

Cons

Annual Reviews are limiting but reasonable. Have to switch roles, teams or leave the company to get a higher pay raise. This is limiting some talents that learn quick and deserve a great pay raise. But they're working to fix this. So aim high if you join so you're satisfied.

1.0
Nov 10, 2021

Hire fast, fire fast

Recommend
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Pros

Overall, culture and teams are thoughtfu, friendly and inclusive.

Cons

Unreasonable expectations leading to burnout, frustration and undermined performance. Lack of transparency on annual planning. If you do not fit right in, you will be ostracized and fired in months. High-level management expects reports to thrive and excel at meeting goals with little to no guidance. Very little time and training dedicated to those employees not meeting expectations from the get-go.

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Etsy Response
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Thank you for this feedback. We’re glad that what you experienced in the way of camaraderie and culture were what you had hoped for overall. However, for any employee who feels that Etsy’s standards of kind and respectful communication may not have been upheld, management and HR are trained and available to support them. We’re disappointed to hear your perception that some employees are not always provided with opportunities to meet expectations. We utilize a robust onboarding and performance management system in order to support employees’ orientation to Etsy and their professional success. In a committed effort to encourage that long-term success, we’ve enhanced employee and management development by investing in tooling and professional development budgets. Further, we have received great feedback about our Focus Days and Breaksgivings, which allow employees to recharge. We are optimistic that these steps will address the concerns you’ve raised here, and we have already seen progress in this regard.
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