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      3.6

      66% would recommend to a friend

      (463 total reviews)
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      Thomas Dohmke

      50% approve of CEO

      46% positive business outlook

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      GitHub has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 463 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GitHub employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      463 reviews
      5.0
      Oct 19, 2015

      Sales

      Sales
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      Pros

      GitHub has been an extremely open and transparent environment that promotes collaboration and encourages feedback. This is the most positive working enviornment I've experienced that enables employees to find the work-life balance that works for them and supports them.

      Cons

      I don't really have any big cons to mention - we're growing quickly and we're working together as a company to make sure that we maintain our culture and promote an inclusive and supportive place to work. Employees need to be able to adapt to change, work asychronously, and be able to work with constructive feedback.

      5.0
      Aug 5, 2015

      Marketing Consultant

      Marketing consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Management is open to new ideas, quick growth, opportunity to have a fingerprint in company.

      Cons

      Very Broad. Hard to keep up with everything that is happening in the company.

      5.0
      Jul 22, 2015

      Love it more all the time

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      GitHub is a fantastic place to work. The people are what make it. While I've been at GitHub, I've had incredible conversations about how to be a better person, how to encourage more women to enter tech, and how to make the open source community a better place. All of these conversations have so far been informal and outside of GitHub's larger strategies for social impact. I'm just happy to work among such thoughtful people. It's been great to get to know my coworkers even though I'm working remotely. It's hard sometimes, but I feel like GitHub gives remote employees many opportunities to meet each other and feel like they're still part of the team. If I start feeling weird or excluded, I can express that and something will change to make me feel more included. I also know I can take a trip to San Francisco and work with my team for a week or two. Finally, it doesn't hurt that the benefits are insane. There are a few I haven't even taken advantage of, yet, because they seem so extravagant. I feel taken care of to say the least.

      Cons

      There is some tension as the company grows and changes. People who've been working at GitHub for a while seem to sense that it is losing something—it's open culture, maybe. I think there are people who are actively fighting against this loss, and overall it is heading in the right direction. It does cause some awkwardness, though, and I do hope we can maintain what people feel was so special. As I said, working remotely is tough. Sometimes I feel like I would be better at my job if I worked at HQ, just for the exposure to serendipitous interactions and the ability to yell across the room at my coworkers.

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