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
5.0
Jun 27, 2022
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Pros

-They have unlimited PTO which is seamlessly integrated with the company's messenger and requires no approval if less than 2 weeks for each submission. - While not quite as transparent as the pre-IPO days, the level of transparency in the public facing handbook still beats every other company and rivals some academic institutions in terms of quantity of valuable information. (such the the entire UX dept handbook, which can be viewed by anyone and helpful for any UX dept in the software space). - The real commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Belongingness both in terms of leadership action and fiscal backing is pretty nice. There can always be more done, but the company does take their values very seriously. - Every person operates independently by working from home (even the CEO), and the large majority of meetings can be either rescheduled or missed and reviewed later a-sync. The entire company is built on a-sync, WFH workflows so I flexibility is unparalleled and very suited for the post-pandemic world.

Cons

-Because each person handles their own schedule, some people can either become a little lazy at times, or extremely tired and overworked at other times. But there are mental health resources to help prevent burnout.

5.0
Jan 4, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

-The ability to work anywhere asynchronously with your co-workers. The new found freedom gained with your loved ones and or family is life changing. -Working with highly motivated and highly intelligent individuals. With the company's core values, everyone is expected to be engaged for our and our clients betterment. -GitLab is an amazing product for DevOps and DevSecOps. There aren't any places you will work where you get credibility from industry peers by name alone.

Cons

-The company requires highly motivated self-starters. Due to the nature of a remotely distributed company with asynchronous work, you will need be scrappy at collecting data and good at your own project management. -While GitLab does a fantastic job of creating social events to kindle relationships between peers, it obviously will never have the same kind of social environment as an in-person employer.

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GitLab Response
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Thank you for your review. We are thrilled that you’ve had such an amazing experience working at GitLab and with the product! We agree that being a fully remote team definitely has its benefits and challenges, so we recommend all team members or anyone interested about 100% remote to read our Remote Playbook linked here: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/
5.0
Dec 31, 2020
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Pros

GitLab holds true to its values!! Most companies talk about their values, but do not implement. GitLab puts their values into action and holds employees accountable! Amazing, smart, supportive, invested and understanding folks is what it's all about at GitLab!! I am grateful to be a part of this family!

Cons

There is nothing negative I can report - so far so good!

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