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      Handshake

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      Handshake reviews

      3.1

      41% would recommend to a friend

      (289 total reviews)

      Garrett Lord

      41% approve of CEO

      35% positive business outlook

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      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.0

      Work/Life balance

      2.7

      Career opportunities

      2.6

      Culture & values

      2.3

      Senior management

      Handshake has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 289 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Handshake employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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      289 reviews
      5.0
      Sep 26, 2019

      Awesome place to work!

      Anonymous
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Handshake is growing FAST. We move quickly and make impactful change every day. The goals are high which means we have to work really hard to reach or exceed them. But, in my opinion, that's what makes it fun. If you are not afraid of hard work and want to make a meaningful impact, Handshake is a great place to work. The leadership team in the sales dept. expect a lot and hold individual contributors accountable to our goals. Some people don't like this and complain about it but I can't imagine how they expect to improve without being challenged. Tons of perks. Airpods, events, spiffs, wine nights etc.

      Cons

      You may work long hours and feel the pressure. not necessarily a bad thing. We pivot quickly which bothers some. Doesn't bother me.

      5.0
      Sep 23, 2019

      Mission that matters, business that is grew 10x last year, 4x+ this year.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      So fun to be able to work at a company that has a real business model and an impact that matters. Many internal stories of students having success that they wouldn’t have had prior to Handshake. Company has a clear revenue model and is executing well on the opportunity. Normal sales attrition, but 80% of reps are hitting or exceeding their number. Reps that fail, fail fast. Normal hiccups growing quickly but the company is well positioned for the future. Impressive management team, investors and board

      Cons

      Work culture is intense, people take the impact seriously and work hard. Some functions have to work harder than others and are resourced constrained. Not a lot of free food. Limited bathrooms make for long lines sometimes.

      1.0
      Sep 15, 2019

      What happened to 'Act with Empathy'?

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some of the individual contributors that work here are the best I've ever known. I'm so happy I met them.

      Cons

      - I was yelled at a few different times. Nothing was done to stop the behavior. I never even got an apology. It was supposedly accepted in the culture. - I had to re-live my high school and middle school experience every day at Handshake. The passive aggressive bullying, the whispering, the gossip. I still have nightmares about it to this day, and I left the company months ago. I'm hoping that writing this out for the world to see will help stop my nightmares. - The people who had been at Handshake for awhile were very defensive and skeptical of the new people coming in. It was very isolating, and it made me feel - as someone who was newer - that I wasn't ever going to be accepted. And when I left the company, most employees treated me as if they never knew me. It made me wonder what lies they spread about me when I left, or if they were scared to treat me like a friend. - The leadership ruins the potential for a positive work environment for everyone. This includes directors, VPs, and C-level. Not all of them - some of them I really admire and respect. But most made my life a living hell during my tenure at Handshake. I cried almost every day I worked there.

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