Retool reviews

3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(129 total reviews)

David Hsu

65% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Retool has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 129 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Retool 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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129 reviews
5.0
Apr 27, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I was already excited about the company as evidenced by the fact that I sourced myself. The reason for doing so was because I was blown away by the product and it's potential. My prior manager had also recently started working there and I knew she was spectacular and would be able to provide me with the guidance I felt I was missing at my prior job. The Onboarding was surprisingly robust for a series C startup. More surprisingly still, was how many sessions the CEO (David Hsu) personally conducted. The sessions went into great detail about the product, it's various usecases, the culture/values, the origin story, our customers, and how we hire. My team is incredibly kind and overly generous with their time. They have helped me to ramp up quickly and inspired me to incorporate many of their techniques into my recruiting process and philosophy, which is part of the reason I joined Retool -- to learn and grow. After 3.5 weeks at Retool, I am more confident than ever that I have made an amazing decision to join this company. The more I learn about the product, the more confident I am that this is a special opportunity. The more I learn about the people, the more impressed with the level of empathy, intelligence and generosity everyone seems to possesses. I wouldn't blame a reader for thinking that this sounds too good to be true or that I was handed a script and forced to write this. This is authentically how I feel and perceive Retool. I consider myself so lucky to work here -- if you're reading this, you should apply yourself and join me!

Cons

None so far but will update

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Retool Response
4y
Thank you so much for the thoughtful review!
5.0
Apr 19, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great company, growth, remote hybrid

Cons

Nothing to report here. Good!

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Retool Response
4y
Thank you for taking the time to write a review!
3.0
Jan 26, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting product market fit. The company has a clear path toward unicorn status as they complete these funding rounds. Mangement uses OKRs to reach their growth targets. Might be an interesting startup to be a part of, but not as an SDR.

Cons

Quota appears reachable, but there is very high criteria for your meeting to be qualified. Also, your meeting will be secondary priority since the Account Executives are also busy setting their own meetings. If you start as an SDR, you're unlikely to be promoted to Account Executive. They hire folks who are familiar with this type of product. The market is not as greenfield since previous SDRs have already sprayed emails. SDR Manager(s) are uninspiring and actually de-motivating.

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Retool Response
4y
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback—we’re sorry you didn’t have the best experience with us. We’ve built a lot in the last several months and have seen a number of team members enter new roles, both within and outside of Sales, so hopefully new team members won’t experience any limitation about where to move after they’ve tackled the SDR role. If there’s any other feedback you’d like to share with us please let us know at interview-feedback@retool.com.
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