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
3.0
Dec 27, 2022

Do Not Recommend Marketing Org

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Good work life balance - Good perks (time off, office snacks/food, dog friendly, remote)

Cons

- Below market pay ranges - Slow/Unorganized promotion process - Fake-nice culture/slightly passive aggressive culture

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Etsy Response
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Thank you for your feedback and we’re glad that our focus on prioritizing work-life balance and best in class benefits has contributed positively to your Etsy experience. We agree that investing in our employees is essential. In an effort to ensure the long-term success of our employees, we have invested in internal resources like our Pathways Programming – helping employees to understand performance expectations, progression opportunities, and the development resources available to them – as well as additional tooling and professional development budgets. With respect to your concerns around compensation, our People teams keep a close eye on how our compensation bands compare to industry standards, and we adjust accordingly. We are optimistic that these steps will continue to address the concerns you’ve raised here.
5.0
Dec 12, 2022

loved working here

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

flexible work hours, the boss is super nice, and the students are easy to work with

Cons

there are no cons honestly

4.0
Dec 12, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* Generous pay and benefits * Beautiful office space * Open to hiring skilled, hardworking employees with non-traditional backgrounds * Friendly and stylish co-workers * A humane tech culture that ranks well among similar companies like Kickstarter, Pinterest, Shopify, etc.

Cons

Note these are all from pre-2018 from prior management. I only mention here for prospective future employees to keep a look out for red flags: * Privileged and entitled attitudes, especially among engineers * Party / clique-ish atmosphere with lavish dinners and reimbursed expenses * Non-transparent communication of financial situation and company health to employees. For example, while I was there: * The $30m office building renovation was presented as an unqualified Good Thing that employees and management definitely enjoyed. It did not result in a corresponding $30m benefit for customers, suppliers, or investors. * Former CFO espoused false earnings metrics like EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) flew around on a private jet, and exited the company before unsustainable spending became well-known. A former VP was paid $500k / year, untied to performance and disproportionate with the amount of net income and free cash flow of the business. General lack of concern or business aptitude among general management for long-term wellbeing of the company.

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