Does Tend pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Tend employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Tend. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Tend?

66% of Tend employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Tend 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Tend?

Dental Assistant (23) , Dental Hygienist (18) , Studio Manager (12) , Manager (8) , Registered Dental Hygienist (6) , Member Experience Specialist (5) , Patient Care Coordinator (5) , Welcome/Bar Staff (5) , Dentist (4) , Assistant Studio Manager (3) , Dental Hygienist RDH (3) , Talent Acquisition (3) , Dental Office Manager (2) , Director (2) , Food Server (2)

What are the pros of working at Tend according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is good." ((in 15 reviews)); "Amazing work/life balance and managers who actually care!" ((in 6 reviews)); "I've worked in a few locations and the other team members are great." ((in 6 reviews)); "Leadership is strong" ((in 6 reviews)); "fun work environment, great office space, learned a lot about dental" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Tend according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits seem so" ((in 13 reviews)); "Poor management and a lot of turnover" ((in 8 reviews)); "There are still some growing pains, but upper management is aware and making strides to make things right." ((in 7 reviews)); "Diversity is a clear issue with hub employees." ((in 5 reviews)); "There is clear favoritism, and unless you just do exactly what you're told and don't complain or speak up for yourself or those around you, it is very unlikely that there will be any opportunity for advancement." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Tend layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Tend layoffs and their outlook for job security at Tend in 2026.

Tend reviews

3.5

66% would recommend to a friend

(215 total reviews)

Brian Bouma

67% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

Tend has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 215 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Tend employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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Reviews by job title

215 reviews

4.0

Sep 2, 2023

More pros than cons

Dental hygienist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- new equipment - clean studios - provide and launder scrubs

Cons

- all parking costs are not covered - no part time benefits - slow to replaced needed equipment due to cost - can look at metrics more than member experience at times

Tend Response

2y

Thank you for sharing your feedback and experience at Tend. We appreciate your time and effort tending to our members and growing your professional and clinical acumen at Tend. We do strive to have a safe and high-quality working environment with top-notch technology, clean studios, and great perks like laundered scrubs, so thank you for pointing those pros out. We offer a very competitive total rewards program to all full-time and part-time team members. We started offering part-time healthcare & financial benefits in May 2023, plus we have always offered paid sick time off and 401k employer match to our part-time team members. Parking paid by Tend is a benefit in certain markets given our locations and commuting demographics. We appreciate your feedback on equipment, and we do strive to have safe & effective equipment at all times for our teams. We empower our studio leadership - Studio Managers and Lead Dental Assistants, Hygienists, and Dentists to order & inventory for their studios. Member experience is a high priority metric, and so is our team member engagement & satisfaction, high-quality clinical care, and team member development. Thank you for your feedback again, and please let us know if you would like to continue this discussion with Tend Dental, email us at people@hellotend.com.

4.0

Jul 19, 2023

Good Place to Work

Dentist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice facilities, high tech. Friendly team

Cons

Sometimes the scheduling was an issue but overall ok

Tend Response

2y

Thank you for sharing your feedback and experience at Tend as a Dentist. We appreciate you tending to our members and providing a high-level of clinical expertise. We have a wonderful design, facilities, and marketing team to thank for our beautiful & functional studios. We are glad that excites you, and appreciate your noticing our top-notch technology and friendly team. Our team members always provide feedback that their great team is what they love most about Tend, and we are so happy our team members find joy in spending time together. We do offer many appointment times in order to provide the best and most available access to care for our dental members. There can be changes to member and team member schedules, so we appreciate your flexibility and voicing this feedback, as we are always looking to improve our scheduling processes. Please let us know if you would like to continue this discussion with Tend Dental, email us at people@hellotend.com.

3.0

Jul 12, 2023

Good first job

Dental hygienist rdh

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits for RDH with no experience

Cons

You do all your own work

Tend Response

2y

Thank you for sharing your feedback and experience at Tend as a Dental Hygienist. We provide our Hygienists with a total compensation package that meets different needs, including company-sponsored healthcare, 401k with generous company match, emergency child care, provided & laundered scrubs, top-notch technology, quality learning & development - especially for new graduate hygienists, and of course, competitive base pay & monthly bonus. You and our other hygienists and all clinicians provide clinical excellence to our members, so thank you for your expertise and treating our members so well. We want our members to have the best experience at the dentist, and this does include a specific member journey and workflow for all clinical & non-clinical roles in the studio. We are always open to feedback on this workflow for your role, and have started to implement practices across our studios that bring in more Dental Assistant partners to the Hygiene workflow.. Please let us know if you would like to continue this discussion with Tend Dental, email us at people@hellotend.com.

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