GitHub reviews

Where to start, I have been at GitHub for longer than I can remember. I enjoy working remotely with tremendous flexibility and great pay. However, this place is not sustainable anymore. I have not heard from our so-called CEO in close to a year, rumor is he is camped out in LA with his lady friend and forgot about us little people. He announced he is stepping down and hiring his replacement 6 months ago! So who is running the show, who is making decisions. Exactly, most of regular Hubbers are in the dark, no clue as to our future. Apparently our Chief Strategy Officer, who also leads; Marketing, HR, Real Estate, Strategy, Business Development and god knows what else is running the show. I call B.S. here. Julio is his namo and I along with many of my peers think he is not capable of this responsibility. Why is he so powerful, why can he fire at will, not fair and not fun to watch my beautiful company atrophy.

No matter how good of an environment GitHub creates, nobody actually does their best work there. This is due to a culture that rewards politics and favoritism over merit and cultural contributions to the organization. There's a reason why GitHub alumni do great things once they leave the company. GitHubbers are becoming CEOs, Heads of Product, and leaders at other successful companies - it's surprising that GitHub simply considered them expendable. In addition, GitHub does not seem to understand how to reward and retain good employees, and it makes dubious decisions on staffing. You could be producing exceptional work one day but find yourself on a Performance Improvement Plan - or, even worse, shown the door and locked out of your accounts - the next. All of this boils down to an executive and management team that wildly varies in its ability to lead. Some have years of solid experience with just a few areas of growth needed; others are completely in over their heads and are given no true compass to follow, causing their departments to suffer. And since GitHub hasn't invested in a solid leadership development or career growth program - something it should have at 10 years of age and 700+ employees - it's not a place that I would advise anyone go to in order to take a positive step in their career.