35% positive business outlook
Pros
- Very disruptive idea and platform, current leader in its domain - Engineering places high value on good programming practices, innovation, and experimentation. I am learning at an exponential rate working here. Work is actually fun and challenging - Change in the company's vision a couple years ago made Enterprise the focus and we are now skyrocketing. Management is very transparent with their goals, revenues, and costs. We know exactly which direction we are heading each month, and it's up - Maintains a great startup culture and environment (just take a look at the photos) but with the maturity and direction of a larger company - Great benefits, flexible hours, good vacation policy
Cons
- Only free catered lunch 3 days of the week (first world problems) - Salary is competitive, but it's no Google... yet - No 401k matching
Pros
-Hybrid work environment -Nice office and office perks -Flexible PTO -Many brilliant and kind people work here -Cutting-edge technology in some products -CEO makes attempts to be transparent and honest
Cons
-Weak benefits (no matching 401k, expensive health insurance) -Uncompetitive pay -Little to no recognition -No upward mobility(but always more work and responsibilities) -Hard work and good performance reviews result in more work, not more pay -Top performers and long-time employees are getting poached (due to better pay at competitors) -Executives hire their buddies and ignore others for promotions -Unclear vision (we say one thing then bend to whatever executive leadership, the board, or a customer asks) -High turnover and low average tenure -Continuously moving goalposts (good luck setting achievable goals) -Continuously changing performance review program and laughable performance raises (if any) -Large portion of bonus based on things out of your control -Devolving back into a sell-first, "customer is always right" mentality (desperate for money) -Leadership wants things done fast, cheap, and high-quality but doesn't understand you can't have all three -Leadership and HR talk the talk, but do not walk the walk when it comes to employee satisfaction. No one wants to admit that better pay would have a better effect on morale and satisfaction than any sort of "culture" building would.
Pros
It's a great time to be with Reputation. There are a lot of exciting things happening with AI and we recently rebuilt our platform from the ground up. The hybrid work schedule is a great balance, and the account load is very manageable which allows me to be very strategic with customers and drive positive results with our platform which is very fulfilling. Management have a great vision and direction for the company.
Cons
You have either been at Reputation for a few months, or a few years. The more tenured team members seem a bit resistant to some of the changes that are ultimately going to take the company (and opportunities) to the next level, and navigating those waters can be a bit challenging as a new employee coming in. Another downside is the lack of 401(k) matching, but other than that the benefits are great.
Pros
Exceptional people and culture - Talented, collaborative, passionate colleagues made this a truly special place to work (up until 2024-2025). Flexible work arrangements - Hybrid model with supportive PTO policies and genuine understanding when life happens. Work life balance was encouraged. Learning opportunities - Strong CS leadership provided mentorship and growth experiences that advanced my skill set significantly. Reasonable perks - Equipment choice, company recharge days, modest lunch allowance.
Cons
Product reliability nightmare - Half-baked releases with inadequate QA created an impossible situation where CSMs were expected to drive adoption of unstable features, causing constant escalations and deteriorating CX, endless damage control, operational chaos, plummeting CSat scores, spiking churn, and ultimately a significant loss of income for CSMs. Operational chaos - Inadequate knowledge transfer from implementation to post-launch, insufficient technical documentation, setting up support & CS teams for failure. Leadership instability and poor transparency - Constant executive turnover, mysterious layoffs with little or no communication about 'reorgs,' creating a culture of fear and uncertainty. Compensation regression - Upsell commission slashed 66%; churn forgiveness policy cancelled; variable comp restructured so heavily in company's favor that one lost customer took away 30% of the CSM's income. Career stagnation - Promotions dragged out for a year with no explanation; supportive managers fired for speaking out to advocate for their employees. Benefits deterioration - Mid-year change to a new health insurance carrier with downgraded coverage caused financial stress and gaps in care; no 401K matching.
Pros
There's a palpable energy here at Rep that I've not experienced anywhere else in my career, especially in the Chicago office — there's something special happening there . The product fills a significant need in the marketplace and the leadership has stabilized the more volatile company that they inherited a little more than a year ago. Plenty of opportunity for career growth, and the experience and technical expertise gained is valuable and applicable elsewhere.
Cons
As expected, there have been some growing pains as the company expands that can leave some employees overtaxed. It's silly that there isn't any Commuter Benefits/tax designation available. 401(k) matching would be nice as well.
Pros
Excellent Culture Unlimited PTO and you are encouraged to use it
Cons
No matching 401k Limited Resources
Pros
Broad product set so plenty of challenging things to work on assuming you can change groups Many nice people. Most people able to work from home Decent health plan
Cons
Only get options when starting. Don't plan on any more because management doesn't seem to understand concept. Understaffed for amount of work but upper management doesn't see it/admit it Tasks to work on can change over night because not enough people so need to work on biggest fire first Code quality questionable in a number of areas, usually b/c rush to implement and/or no/weak reviews Dev "process" haphazard or lax, occasionally worse Performance reviews happen every couple of years when someone somewhere feels like doing it. Any compensation adjustment happens less frequently. Social Security gives better "adjustments". Most recent review time was announced as if it was a novel idea and something new in the world. US attrition has been very high leaving more to do for those remaining. Hiring offshore to try to make up for the loss No 401k matching. But that would be doing something positive for the employees beyond giving free snacks CEO is a sales guy - "engineering? what's that?" - engineering is ignored because sales are what counts Very little mentoring of junior level people HR has improved some because a few terrible ones are gone. With a couple of exceptions I still wouldn't count on them if I had something important
Pros
Fast paced, hyper growth from an industry leader in a market that is white hot. Reputation.com has the most advanced and well design reputation platform in the ORM industry. We are 18-24 months ahead of our closest competitor and our client list includes many of the most well known brands in the world. The culture is fast paced and demanding. Leadership is exceedingly supportive and our CEO is engaged, accessible and always willing to dive in and assist anyone with any project, client call or problem solving challenge.
Cons
Benefits are good however I'd like to see 401k matching. Communication can sometimes be a problem due to rapid growth but that is somewhat typical for this environment.
Pros
- Best team to work with - Considerate - No politics or favoritism - Good work and lot to learn
Cons
- Low pay- no where comparable with other companies offer for similar position - Company lunch subsidy never meets a single meal completely - No 401k matching
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