Groundswell reviews

3.8

77% would recommend to a friend

(36 total reviews)
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George Batsakis

76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Groundswell has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 36 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Groundswell 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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36 reviews
1.0
Jul 10, 2026
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Pros

I’m not really sure, competitive pay

Cons

The work itself wasn’t the problem. The people on the client side were doing meaningful work, and there were talented individuals across the engagement. Unfortunately, the internal experience often felt disorganized and lacking the fundamentals of a healthy professional workplace. This felt much more like a company focused on winning and staffing contracts than one that had spent time intentionally building its culture. Systems that should have been foundational—structured onboarding, objective performance standards, clear promotion expectations, meaningful management, and accountability—either didn’t exist or weren’t consistently applied. Performance reviews felt rushed and disconnected from the work people actually performed. There were no objective metrics for comparable roles, making evaluations feel subjective. Career development depended heavily on who happened to be managing you at the time rather than on a consistent process. The most disappointing part was the lack of accountability. I witnessed unprofessional behavior that should have been addressed but often wasn’t. As long as work continued moving and the client relationship wasn’t affected, leadership often seemed reluctant to step in. That created an environment where professionalism felt optional and employees had little confidence that concerns would lead to meaningful action. I also noticed very little visible diversity in leadership and didn’t see much evidence that the organization had invested intentionally in building an inclusive workplace culture. Culture doesn’t happen by accident, and in my experience it often felt underdeveloped. It also wasn’t unusual to hear people across the engagement discussing transferring to different projects because of the working environment. The conversations were rarely about the technical work itself and much more about the day-to-day experience. The company has capable people and opportunities to do interesting work, but it would benefit from treating organizational culture, leadership development, accountability, and employee growth as strategic priorities instead of secondary concerns.

1.0
Apr 9, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I dont even know, nothing good to say about this place

Cons

- Fuzzy when it comes to long term work due to unstable landscape of government - ppl are fake, esp leadership. The experience from the interview process vs when you actually join is night and day difference - barely any diversity, yet they advocate for “company culture” - trash benefits - if you want a typical DMV vibe of ppl taking themselves too seriously with amusing federal gov projects, this is your spot

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