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Sharpen reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(48 total reviews)

Charlie Newark-French

53% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

Sharpen has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 48 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sharpen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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48 reviews
5.0
Sep 14, 2022

A fast-paced yet compassionate company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Committed to change within an antiquated industry through a futuristic technology/communications platform. Sharpen provides the autonomy and space to create and execute on strategy while also having specialized, experienced resources to help along the way. Awesome work-life balance, competitive pay and great benefits too (100% of healthcare is paid by the company).

Cons

Like any growing, fast-paced startup, you will be wearing a few of hats. I wouldn't necessarily consider this a con, but you should be aware before joining.

1.0
Dec 9, 2021

Unfortunate experience but useful

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free health benefits Mostly great people A challenging industry

Cons

The two original co-founders were the 100% cons, in more ways than one. Admittedly, I was not a coder but it is my understanding the code they built the product on was hybrid and limited the future growth. Not ideal. More importantly were the lies. Numerous times payroll was missed. Sometimes by a day, others by a week, not predictable. What was predictable was the excuses from the CEO…”there was a bank error”…sadly many of the young employees were either naive enough or trusting enough to believe it. The co-founders believed themselves to be Silicon Valley elites and did their best to give that impression, but it was so transparent it was hard not to laugh at them. I’m hopeful that things have changed since the Board threw the founders out of the Company.

5.0
May 7, 2020

Sharpen is a great place to work

Sales
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing growth over the past 2 years in the client and employee base and senior-level management. C-level's are very transparent with the employees and always make decisions with the company in mind. Great culture for professional and personal growth.

Cons

No current cons. Company is night and day different from some of the negative reviews on here (2017), and I have no complaints in the direction that we are moving.

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