- Compensation. Rover pays well below market average. Senior leadership will promote the feeling of "we're all in this together" and "stock options will make up for the gap" which is inaccurate. Sure, senior people aren't rolling in the dough like they maybe could be if they worked at Amazon, but they also don't have to think twice about paying their rent / mortgage or buying groceries. It's extremely offensive when lower level employees' quality of life is actually impacted by the lack of compensation. I know multiple employees that have to work a second or even third job to survive living in Seattle.
- It's near impossible to get a promotion or raise. You can do everything outlined in a leveling doc, check off all the boxes with proof you're performing at the next level through projects or tasks, and nothing will happen. You can receive glowing peer and manager reviews and exceed expectations and still not receive a promotion. You can be told you are on the right track and there is nothing you should change and you will still not receive a promotion. The response from management is to "just hang in there", "it is what it is", or perhaps the most offensive: "if you came here to make a lot of money, this isn't the place".
- Culture is not quite what it seems at times. This is probably the most frustrating part of working at Rover because it is both a pro and a con. We have a unique group of amazing people who actually give a **** about what they are working on and upper level management is constantly tearing down that momentum. Favoritism occurs and career development is not treated equally across the org.
- Over the last few months the culture seems like it has begun to shift more towards *ss kissing, which is severely disappointing. Management continues to drive home the point that ultimately it doesn't matter how hard you work and how impactful the results you drive are, but that showboating your projects is more important. Why has it become more important to talk the talk rather than walk the walk?
