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      3.1

      45% would recommend to a friend

      (1,118 total reviews)

      Joshua Reeves

      51% approve of CEO

      45% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.2

      Culture & values

      2.9

      Career opportunities

      2.6

      Senior management

      Gusto has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,118 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Gusto 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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      1K reviews
      1.0
      Sep 24, 2016

      CEO Dominates all Decision Making

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Product is good for the most part.

      Cons

      CEO over takes decisions and trumps his entire management team's opinions. I was not on the "staff" team but as an outsider observing their interactions and the way decisions were made, it was horrifying that one person can be so self-absorbed. Also the People Team has zero power.

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      Gusto Response
      9y
      We’re sorry to hear about your experience at Gusto. We wish we had more insight about your observations and which interactions you are specifically talking about. Josh is very open to feedback and has regular AMAs that many have found to be a helpful avenue to share their point of view. Please feel free to reach out to us directly if you have more thoughts on areas where we could have improved during your tenure at Gusto.
      5.0
      Sep 15, 2016

      Caring company with honest mission and values

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Smart, interesting, talented coworkers, comfortable work space, engaging job, opportunities for advancement, company learns from mistakes. I legitimately look forward to going to work almost every day

      Cons

      Too many meetings at times, company hasn't figured out how to bridge the gap between SF and Denver offices yet

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      Gusto Response
      9y
      Glad to hear that you look forward to coming to work!! Thanks for your feedback and advice on continuing to be innovative, supportive, and transparent. We also appreciate your observations about meetings and office communications...as we scale, we’ll continue to have fun as we hit those learning curves and figure out new best practices at each stage. If you have ideas you’d like to try out, we encourage you to test them out and/or let us know.
      5.0
      Aug 26, 2016

      Full independence and trust in the team

      Product manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Talented, motivated, and nice people everywhere. Very positive and supportive. - Give you a lot of independence in choosing how and what to do - The company is doing very well and growing fast - Family friendly (I have two sons)

      Cons

      - High expectations from peers and managers for performance and hard work - People expect you to be around and spend time with them after work and weekends

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