Shift4 reviews

3.3

44% would recommend to a friend

(426 total reviews)
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Taylor Lauber

33% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Shift4 has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 426 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Shift4 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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426 reviews
3.0
Oct 19, 2025

No (real) pay increases, cancelled RSU's

Anonymous employee
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Pros

When I was working there, the folks I worked with were great. I would recommend everyone of them, if they asked for a referral.

Cons

I worked the first 3 years completely remote, from my home office and then was forced to come into the office, 4 days a week, where the people I worked with, were not located. So, I was still working remote, but then had to drive 1 hr a day now. This year, when they laid off me and most of (maybe all) of the people I worked with, they gave ZERO notice. If I was going to another job, I would give 2 weeks notice. They did give severance, which was nice. However, instead of vesting my unvested RSU's, they cancelled them. So, I lost ~$55,000.00 in income.

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Shift4 Response
8mo
We appreciate you taking the time to provide feedback about your experience with Shift4 and we’re sorry to hear that your time with us did not meet your expectations. We continually strive to improve our work environment and ensure a positive experience for all employees. If there is anything specific you would like to discuss or any further details you would like to share, please feel free to reach out to our HR department. Your insights will be treated with the utmost confidentiality.
1.0
Feb 17, 2025

Awful company to work for

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Pros

Remote work and computer provided

Cons

This company acquires businesses left and right and never actually does the work to create real structure. Disorganized AF, management has no idea how to run a team. Upper leadership makes decisions on a whim without thinking things through, and rolls it back when the implementation goes poorly. Leadership makes you drink the kool-aid, and they worship the CEO as if he's Jesus. This company was built with a 3rd party dealership mindset, where you "own your own business" but that's code for "we don't know how to run a sales team." They do not provide you with proper tools to do well in your job, then micromanage when the data isn't showing the results they want. THE WORST PROBLEM IS THEIR COMMISSION STRUCTURE. THE MATH AIN'T MATHING. You get paid $400 upfront for signing a new deal, and the remainder of your commission after 2 months of the client being live. It could take up to 4-5 months for you to actually get paid out, if at all. Don't get me started on clawbacks... if the company doesn't get the profit they expected, they take it out of your paycheck. Operations does not do it's job to ensure the client actually successfully launches, it is up to you to babysit your client through to the very end.

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Shift4 Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on your experience at Shift4. We deeply value the opinions of our former employees, as they help us identify areas where we can improve. We are sorry to hear that your time with us did not meet your expectations, and we genuinely regret any negative experiences you may have had. If there is anything specific you would like to discuss or any further details you would like to share, please feel free to reach out to our HR department.
3.0
Aug 4, 2024
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Pros

Speaking for myself and my direct management. Regardless of the many positions I've held over the years, my managers have always been amazing people as have been my co workers at the home office and afar. Love you all. Benefit package is good.

Cons

C-suit is out of touch with reality and the workers. Purchasing and buying products faster than they can can support them. If you're not working on the new shiny thing you and you team is basically left forgotten or worse treated as expendable. We have a whole pos team that is one single person because they can't be bothered to create job specific training, hire people, or offer compensation for added job responsibilities. So people drop like flies. Consistent Quizzes for things unrelated to you role, position, or specialty that you must complete or your outta here. Knowledge management on products and distribution of said information is a joke. There are duplicate resources with conflicting information, or just bad information due to allowing ANYONE to post content with no real vetting occuring. This is due to practices of hiring people for knowledge management, who know absolutely nothing about the technology and just being proof readers who post content when asked. There good people it's not their fault. It's poor infrastructure and design from the top. Raises are non existent. During the pandemic you either got furloughed or you took a pay cut. If you took a pay cut you didn't see that come back. Then have raises withheld for years. Despite rising costs, all while they post record profits. Loyalty is not rewarded. Advancement internally is limited unless you're one of the PA gang. Then your moving on up. Heck they even only offer decent positions to people willing to move there despite years of experience in that field over other candidates.

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Shift4 Response
1y
We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience at Shift4. We appreciate the positive aspects you highlighted, such as amazing people and benefit packet. At Shift4, we value all feedback as an opportunity for growth and improvement. We understand that rapid growth can bring challenges, and we are actively working to address these concerns. We encourage you to reach out to HR or your immediate supervisor to further discuss any specific concerns you may have. Your feedback is vital to our ongoing efforts to create a supportive and thriving workplace.
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