Shopify reviews

3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(3,731 total reviews)
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Tobias Lütke

50% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Shopify has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,731 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Shopify 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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4K reviews
5.0
Mar 3, 2017

Best place to grow.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Company has great structure on developing the skills you want to attain.

Cons

You gain a lot of weight working in the office from the awesome free food.

5.0
Mar 2, 2017

<3

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Leadership who care, emphasis on growth and development from day one, programs to help you get the most out of working at Shopify like leadership training, emphasis on caring about yourself and wellbeing

Cons

dogs in the office some days you need to be very self driven to succeed here (which is a pro for a lot of people)

1.0
Feb 21, 2017

It's a soul sucking death trap.

Recommend
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Pros

There are some great things about this company such as the CEO. He is a brilliant mastermind and the concept of this company is great. The platform is amazing and learning how to code is quite fun, too.

Cons

Where to start... - Working here is mentally and emotionally draining. Your days drag on and there are more angry customers than nice ones. If you have to use the washroom (bear in mind, you're working from your own house), you have to let your entire squad know. - There is a Smiley rating system which they monitor like hawks. If you have a great interaction with a customer but the customer isn't happy with the platform, they can mark you with a frownie and that docks roughly 3 points from your percentage. If you're not averaging a 90% smiley rating at all time, then be prepared to pack up your desk. - They should really explain in the job description that you're also required to up-sell. You have a monthly goal to hit and it's definitely not something I was told at the beginning. - You're on a 6 month probationary period so no benefits kick in until then. - Your Squad Leads (aka Guru team managers) are less than qualified to manage. They promote the favourites, not those most qualified. They say that you're not allowed to be promoted until after your 6 month probationary period but many Gurus have been promoted within 4 months or less (recall the favourites comment?) - The pay is definitely not enough for such a high-stress role.

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Shopify Response
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Thanks so much for the feedback and I am sorry you are not feeling heard. At Shopify, we consider feedback a gift and it's vital for growing Shopify to a 100 year old company. We want to hear your ideas, work together to create change and ensure people feel heard. Feel free to speak to you HR Business Partner or Time Lead!
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