Gusto reviews

3.1

44% would recommend to a friend

(1,118 total reviews)

Joshua Reeves

50% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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
4.0
Nov 11, 2015

Too good to be true - maybe?

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Pros

- Everyone in the company is committed to creating a great work environment and genuinely cares about other people. In short, these are good people - Management does a great job of listening, taking feedback, and coming up with solutions - We have amazing, motivated, and hard working talent

Cons

- When you read these reviews, does it read like an echo chamber? I fear everyone is blindly drinking the cool-aid and it is a risk to the company's speed and innovation - Transparency is one of our core values, but there's a feeling (I know I'm not the only one) that only 'positive' transparency is allowed. There is fear of speaking out negatively in group settings

5.0
Nov 4, 2015

Gusto-tacular!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Working at Gusto is such a breath of fresh air, coming from a long stint at a large corporation. The people here are smart, driven individuals who are all hungry to contribute to our company's continued growth and success at break-neck speeds. The perks are great (free breakfast/lunch/dinner, gym stipend, transportation stipend, a golden ticket to fly anywhere in the world on your one-year anniversary) and the culture is fun, with a shoe-less office and a Halloween costume contest where a large majority of the office dressed up. In my short time here I have already had the opportunity to work on projects I've had no experience with working on in the past and it's been fun and exciting to feel like I am learning and growing again after having stagnated in my previous job. One of our values is an ownership mentality, and that is embodied throughout our team, with the support to test and experiment and take on responsibility for ideas you come up with. There is so much growth and opportunity for us, and it's exciting to be a part of the team that's making it all happen!

Cons

As expected at a start-up there is a lot of change and movement, both organizationally and also responsibility-wise. As we like to say, change is the only constant, so you have to be prepared to roll with the punches, and not get too attached to any specific ideas or even your seat.

5.0
Nov 4, 2015

Rocketship of awesomeness!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The mission, the values, the customers and above all else - THE TEAM. There is so much opportunity to grow as an individual here. You're given a lot of autonomy and there's a huge amount of trust from the top down. There's no micro-management, no silos and zero politics. Coming to work each day is never a drag and working with awesome people with a shared goal is so motivating.

Cons

I came from a smaller company and acclimating to a larger one (5x from my previous employer) was difficult at first, but everyone is friendly and generally really nice.

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