Navan reviews

3.9

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,013 total reviews)
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Ariel Cohen

78% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Navan has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,013 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Navan 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
Apr 18, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Really kind and smart colleagues, occasional free food and travel, good travel booking app.

Cons

So many to list, but more than anything, it really isn't worth the stress. Quotas and comp plans change all the time, super young and inexperienced managers who often get promoted simply because they are the best brown-nosers. Most companies won't allow someone in their 20's become a Director, or someone in their early 30's become a VP, but this place is filled with them. As for the product, the travel booking app is still pretty good but does have plenty of bugs, and the expense tool is mediocre at best. CEO needs to stop acting like he built the great pyramids by himself when there have literally been numerous alternatives to Navan that existed for years before they came along. His personality really, really rubs people the wrong way too. He's singularly focused on going IPO and will most likely have to accept yet another round of funding before that happens though because they spend and waste money like no company I've ever seen. Unless you're truly desperate and can't find another job, do yourself a favor and stay away.

3.0
Apr 17, 2023

Not So great

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Lots of responsibilities early on - International environment - Career progression if willing to follow senior management without criticising

Cons

- Toxic management - Lots of politics - No purpose - Weak culture

3.0
Apr 14, 2023

Wrongfully Terminated

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company culture and lunch stipend

Cons

Management needs improvement and should be more qualified when someone is chosen to lead a team (not just grandfathered into the role). I was written up without prior warnings by my manager and had no knowledge that my job was in jeopardy beforehand. I was utterly blindsided and lied to about the quality of my work and no consistent training was provided by my manager throughout my time with the company. The end result was being terminated (without warning) and I believe this was in retaliation for my wanting to speak with Human Resources about the write-up and how my manager went about issuing it, as I believed it was not issued correctly. The termination process was cold and the HR representative nor my manager seemed to care what I had to say about what had happened.

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