Evolve reviews

3.0

40% would recommend to a friend

(424 total reviews)

Brian Egan

48% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Evolve has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 424 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Evolve employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Hotels & Travel Accommodation industry (3.6 stars).

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424 reviews
2.0
Sep 20, 2023

Its a sinking ship

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Co-workers are amazing - IC's are hungry and go above and beyond.

Cons

Once you get into BLT things get questionable. Some great Directors and above and some not so great. The org is on the 3rd business plan - still have yet to perfect their "Bread and Butter". The CEO isn't very confident in the direction of the company and constantly shifts. Which is okay to shift, its not okay to throw money away on all these new ventures and not perfecting the initial process and plan in place.

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Evolve Response
2y
Thank you for your review and feedback. We understand that change has been difficult at times and believe it’s been a necessary part of our journey to get to where we are today. We’re confident in our strategy as a business and wish you the best moving forward.
3.0
Apr 19, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Evolve is the perfect place for someone just starting out (or for someone still living at home). You get a lot of involvement in presentations, training, and can experience what it's like to communicate with high level executives. I hate to pawn a con off as a pro, but you will get a great view into what you don’t want as well. That is valuable for someone between the ages of 21-24. All in all, if you have help from family and can afford to get paid a little less, this may be a really good start for you. -The relationships you build will be long-lasting. Evolve has a true knack for hiring amazing people. Wish I could say the same for promoting people, but nonetheless, you’ll have a lot of fun outside of work. Perhaps too much. -Your ideas are heard and you can work alongside product managers in order to implement said ideas. Sometimes. -Evolve is trying to keep up with the benefits, they really are. -Amazing founder, co-founder, and HR department. Truly. The founders are both highly intellectual in terms of business and emotional intelligence. They're good family men! I don't think they have any clue what's actually going on and how bad things really are, so none of this is geared towards them. If anything, I'd like them to read this in order to gain more insight.

Cons

-Pay, pay, pay. Denver is a BOOMING city, and rent is through the roof. Evolve is one of the companies that is contributing to the lowest income to rent ratios in the country. Change is absolutely needed in this department and the salary they're offering can only go on for so long. They can't expect full-time employees to keep their second jobs. -At 26-30 years old, you won't be able to enjoy nice meals, vacations, or hobbies because of this. -The company doesn't honor some of it's most loyal members. There are some people there who exhausted themselves for 3+ years and have continuously gotten kicked down, but picked themselves back up for the sake of the company. However, never got rewarded for it. You can try and try and try and it won't be noticed. Passion is almost insulted as 'too passionate,' then the person next to you who couldn't care less gets promoted. This won't be an issue for people that like to just keep their head down and work. -Glaringly obvious hierarchy based off friendship and tenure. Time CANNOT be a requirement for promotion or leadership -Sorority and Fraternity-Like Relationships: I've seen managers chat for hours on end about non-work-like topics. I've seen distractions from leadership that seep unto the teams behavior. I've seen gossip that was not conducive to the company be passed around like a TV drama. And I've seen it be the cause of peoples departures.

3.0
Jul 10, 2018

Lots of Kool-Aid Drinking That's Losing Flavor

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing co-workers Good work/life balance Monthly happy hour Great downtown office location Awesome and easy to understand product Lots of Change, if you're up for that. You'll thrive if you enjoy a fast paced environment with a young employee base.

Cons

Unfortunately throughout my time at Evolve the con list has grown. Telling your employees that you care about them isn't enough as we all know actions speak louder than words. The transparency has waned, upper management has become severely, if not astronomically out of touch, and it generally feels like a disorganized organization. I believe they have made numerous hiring mistakes, one being that they have made the Sales Team 3-4x larger than the teams that are responsible for on-boarding and retaining the customers. The other reviews here have named a lot of the cons, but here are a few of note that come to mind: - Took away 401K/Roth contributions for 6 months without 1 ounce of communication by upper management. No warning, no updates, no emails, nothing. No match either. - No communication regarding "Equity" in company. - PTO rolled into paid sick days, only 12 days a month. Co-workers will show up in winter with severe colds. - Numerous incorrect pay-checks - Quotas based off of tenure with zero flexibility on quota adjustment - Employee to bathroom ratio is out of control.

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Evolve Response
8y
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. We’re so glad to hear you think your co-workers are amazing and that you have found a good work/life balance - that’s important! As for the cons, we’re sorry to hear the list has grown during your time here. We’ve certainly been growing very quickly, and that often leads to a lot of change and challenges. As you know, we’ve been transitioning to a comprehensive in-house benefits platform and the transition has not been flawless. For example, the roll out of our new 401K program took longer than expected and we certainly could have done a better job of keeping everyone updated throughout the process. That said, please know that the People Operations team is always available to provide you with direct updates and address any issues you’re experiencing. You should also know that we fully intend to continue enhancing the employee experience as the company grows. Evolve will never be perfect, but there is zero doubt in our minds that our best days are ahead of us!
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