Etsy reviews

Lots of burnout and unclear/changing expectations. Middle and upper management don't feel like they are in tune with what's going on at the IC level. Teams are built around GMS driving goals rather than product spaces, which means everyone can and does develop features/code across the site. There are no lines of ownership or consistency in coding patterns, and also an alarming lack of area experts since "everyone owns everything". A lot of decisions seem to be made from the top without great communication or input from people at the bottom. I've felt a lot of resistance to adding process or setting clear expectations due to lack of time or "that's not how Etsy works"

Etsy skews very young in its demographic and it seems like this is the first job for a large proportion of the employees. This was frustrating to me as a tech veteran. If you've worked for FAANG or just have a lot of experience in general Etsy may not be the right place for you. Also, there's a lot of toxic positivity going on. Most decisions are made on slack or in person meaning if you work in another time zone or not in the office, you miss a lot, and it's more of an elevator pitch culture than a writing culture -- meaning it can be hard to find documentation or fully understand goals and plans if you're not tight with management. Ultimately it just felt like no one really knew what they were doing.