Rippling reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,182 total reviews)
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Parker Conrad

80% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Rippling has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,182 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rippling 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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3.0
Jan 25, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

-Product is actually pretty great and pay is reasonably competitive. -True remote work for all markets where they do not have an office.

Cons

-No work life balance. You're expected to grind until you have nothing left because this is the culture the CEO has created and a lifestyle he lives himself. -Terrible benefits - you're given the basics and that's about it. -In company or department wide meetings, you'll be talked at like you're an idiot by people who can barely keep a coherent train of thought. -Middle management is promoted from within but not trained well. You'll be gaslit to thinking that the efforts you're putting in (despite following their instructions closely) are not enough. -There are no performance improvement plans put into place

3.0
Dec 1, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Think of Rippling as startup boot camp. And think carefully. If you can hack it, you'll learn a ton, you'll get to build and deliver very cool stuff, and you'll be surrounded by people who are much, much smarter than you. The product is legitimately good, and you will become much, much better at your job. It's an exciting place to work, and you'll feel both proud of what you accomplish and capable of doing anything, anywhere, with that experience in your back pocket. The CEO is genuinely an insanely smart dude. Much of the exec team is as well. That changes a little bit in middle management, as it does everywhere, but Rippling has a very strong vision, a very strong runway, and very strong product-market-fit. The marketing team is crazy strong, but also always almost collapsing—and going through some serious growing pains. But the people are brilliant, and you'll trauma-bond with some genuinely fantastic marketers. If you want to grow your career, I can't think of many places better to do it, but you should probably get a therapist in advance.

Cons

Consider what you want from a job at Rippling before you take a position. And consider that they're Series E, so you're getting (probably) below-market comp and mediocre benefits without the benefit of early-stage equity. As for working there: say goodbye to the rest of your life. You'll get Slacks and emails at 1AM. You'll be lucky to work a 50-hr week (expect 60-80 if you're a SWE). Rippling is sink-or-swim. It is not for everyone, and I would only "recommend" it for a very particular type of person. You'll get next to no support, and you'll be asked to own, build, and deliver results on completely insane timelines. Approval chains are endless and convoluted. Processes are still being built and rebuilt, so expect chaos. Turnover is—proudly—very high, especially in the marketing department. It's not uncommon to get fired within weeks of joining. Expect the standard Silicon Valley nonsense as well. Rippling is a nearly-2000-person company that acts like a 12 person company. The same 10-20 people in leadership make every decision, and unless you have one of them on your side you'll find it tough going. The culture at Rippling has changed a lot in the last year—and not for the better. It's less collaborative and even more cutthroat. Expect heads to keep rolling for a while longer. If you are considering management: because teams operate so independently, there is a fair amount of backstabbing, arguing, and one-upping. You should expect to be fighting for relevancy (and budget) at all times, so find people with influence and get them in your corner quickly. My advice: have a goal, and have a plan to get what you want and get out. Have thick skin. Expect high turnover. Assume you're expendable. And be very careful about trusting anything you're told.

2.0
Oct 17, 2023

Toxic Management - Does not care about their employees

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Pay is slightly higher - Remote

Cons

-Absolutely disrespectful supervisor/manager. Not sure why they think it is okay to speak to an employee is such an unprofessional manner. Straight up bullies their employees and belittles them as well. - Training was only for 2 weeks after that they expect you become a product expert. - - Asking for help or questions is an absolute no in this company. Managers will make sure to threaten you every 1:1 regarding termination if you ask for help. - Micromanages everything. - This job was terrible for my mental health. Please avoid at all costs.

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