SharkNinja reviews

2.7

31% would recommend to a friend

(669 total reviews)
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Mark Barrocas

38% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

SharkNinja has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 669 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The SharkNinja employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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669 reviews
1.0
Aug 4, 2025

Avoid at All Costs

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Pros

Bonuses. If they still plan to give them... Now that the company is public, they've been cutting all costs, especially when it comes to employee retention.

Cons

There is absolutely no work-life balance. If you have kids, I hope you have a very understanding partner who is ready to be the sole caregiver. You'll be "on call" at all hours. And daily calls with China are expected, helping to stretch the 9-5 workday into something more like 7am-10pm. Back-to-back meetings while also managing my actual massive work load is the norm. My daily schedule is so intense that many days I feel lucky to go to the bathroom or eat lunch. But every week I learn of a new project/requirment/task that has been shifted onto my plate as a product developer to add to the daily frenzy. The culture is one of the most toxic I've ever encountered. Leadership wants you to be "outrageously extraordinary," which is their fun cult language for demanding the impossible. They'll demand downright impossible timelines, but everyone is too terrified to disagree. So we sprint hard every day for a year to create some subpar appliance that goes to production with a myriad of issues that we don't have time to solve. In the end, everyone is so burned out that they stop caring altogether. I've never seen such an incredible level of micromanagement from a CEO before. There is no trust. And although we do so much consumer insights work, one word from Mark and the whole project changes to be what he wants, not what the consumer needs. He could cause months of work to be thrown out the window so that the team has to start from scratch, but STILL maintain the original deadline. This causes so many mistakes, miscommunication, and issues with production that are then blamed squarely on you. This is truly the loneliest place to work. Your schedule is usually all-consuming. There is no time for getting to know coworkers or counterparts, and there is no team bonding, although maybe some trauma bonding. You will be glued to your desk on teams meetings or scrambling to get everything done (which, again, is impossible, but you try desperately anyway). People are too busy to care about you, and eventually, you start to feel the same. When you start to realize you've turned into a person you hate - bitter, angry, judgmental, uncaring, and exhausted - you'll start becoming successful at SharkNinja. But is it worth it?

1.0
Jul 23, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

product discount and annual employee sale

Cons

Toxic, unkind and uninspiring leadership No work life balance, expect every minute of a 10 hour day to be full Extremely high turn over across all teams Employees OFTEN made to cry Public berating by senior leadership common Team members frequently yelling at each other in meetings but calling it “passion” Blame or be blamed for mistakes Unreasonable expectations and timelines No in-office benefits like snacks or meals despite requiring nearly all employees be in person Zero control over your own schedule and calendar, meetings added and attendance expected without consideration Shame when out of office even for mat/pay leave, doctors appointments Low pay relative to market rate Zero HR presence after hiring / no check ins Senior leaders will not protect you or take accountability, will let their teams be blamed Constant swirl and stress

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