GitLab reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(743 total reviews)

Bill Staples

37% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

GitLab has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 743 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GitLab 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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743 reviews
5.0
Apr 6, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

all remote, growing fast, career opps, compensation

Cons

there are not any cons I can think of

5.0
Apr 4, 2023

Great Organization

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great Culture, great product, rapidly growing.

Cons

There aren't too many. Sometimes iterating for the sake of iterating.

4.0
Apr 4, 2023

Good company overall, but the culture is getting worse and worse

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Asynchronous - allows great work-life balance - Great people - Encourages growth, offers good internal opportunities - Flexible PTO

Cons

Culture is getting worse and worse, unfortunately, and has been for the past 1,5 years. I used to be certain I want to work at GitLab, and would turn down offers that were twice what GitLab is paying me. Unfortunately, the culture is getting more and more corporate, the values are no longer respected (nor it feels like they are present) like they were a couple of years ago. The leadership pushes for more meetings, and the autonomy of team members is decreasing. Unfortunately, it feels like Transparency as the value disappeared. On one hand, GitLab praises itself for DIB initiatives, on the other hand - lays female managers and ICs off. Employment solutions are also poor - GitLab is proud of its all-remote culture but has lots of limitations in terms of where it can hire. Employees who are contracted via a PEO solution barely have any benefits, and invoicing extra expenses can be problematic as well. Considering the recent shift in the culture, I am currently open to other offers that come my way.

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GitLab Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience working at GitLab. We appreciate your positive feedback regarding the flexibility and work-life balance that our asynchronous work environment provides. Please know GitLab leaders are committed to creating a transparent and supportive work environment where team members feel empowered, valued and that their voices are heard. If you have specific culture or DIB related concerns or suggestions, please feel empowered to share them to your People Business Partner to discuss further: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/people-group/#how-to-reach-the-right-member-of-the-people-group
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