GitLab reviews

3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(737 total reviews)

Bill Staples

39% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

GitLab has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 737 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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737 reviews
4.0
Jun 23, 2018

Great culture

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Trust based system (no tracking) - Remote work - Open Source - Able to contribute to product - Great team

Cons

- Compensation calculator made no sense - Micro Management

1.0
May 17, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Great co-workers that aren't in executive management Good work lifestyle

Cons

CEO will micromanage the entire company without giving anyone liberty to do the jobs that they are paid to do. If he is unhappy with what he deems as 'his way' you will be called into a video room without notice and let go, he does not even have the audacity to do it in person. Their severance package is horrible, they do not do matching 401Ks, and most of the company is in fear for being fired after all of the marketing layoffs they did without notice last year. They recently hired a new CMO that was let go without notice that came as an absolute shock to the entire company. Surprisingly, even though most of the sales team did not hit quota last year, they have never had layoffs. Those marketing employees that are, however, are let go without notice. CEO has no concept of sales, marketing, or HR and really should just be a developer. He is not fit to be a CEO of a company and has created a sense of terror in the company that all employees are talking about.

5.0
Apr 7, 2018

Leader

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Fantastic company to work for if you love working remote as everyone is 100% remote. No corporate headquarters. Opportunity to meet with people from all over the world. The values are authentic and true. Extremely transparent.

Cons

Benefits aren't that great, no 401K. Everything is driven by a handbook, which can be frustrating sometimes.

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GitLab Response
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We appreciate the feedback, but to clarify, there is a 401(k), but it does not currently include a company match. We also very much want people to understand that the handbook is a guide, but can be edited and changed by anyone at the company if there is a better way. Being all-remote, we need to make sure to document decisions as we have to work asynchronously.
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