Nest reviews

3.7

83% would recommend to a friend

(202 total reviews)

Marwan Fawaz

98% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Nest has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 202 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nest 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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202 reviews
3.0
Jan 26, 2017

Getting better, but still lacking

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The external-facing parts of the company are great. Great brand, marketing, products, HW design, company mission about saving energy and keeping homes safe, and a nice app experience.

Cons

Internally, the company is still recovering from being raised by neglectful leaders (and CEOs) who ran the teams ragged. Product development is done painfully, in functional silos with little ability to cooperate cross-functionally. Current leaders are guiding things in the right direction, but there's still a long road ahead of roadmap commitments. In the past, teams were burned out by these over commitments. It remains to be seen whether 2017 will be more of the same. There may be a rosier view of things from the business teams who aren't responsible for building the products.

5.0
Jun 15, 2016

Nest is a great place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* Super smart people * Contrary to popular belief, most of my colleagues are very kind and respectful and operate with a high level of EQ. * Great perks, especially the gourmet food in the cafes and the snack areas.

Cons

The company is in transition. New CEO, evolving out of the start-up phase. This brings a bit of uncertainty.

3.0
Dec 8, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Large company with opportunities to grow. The national presence is helpful should the decision be made to continue career in another community or state.

Cons

Nice people to work with and for, but the company is extraordinarily rigid where feedback from the field is concerned. Once leadership sets its mind to a course, which rarely involves field input, it is married to that course, regardless of new information with might suggest a course adjustment or correction.

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