WeddingWire reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(47 total reviews)

Timothy Chi

96% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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2.0
Mar 26, 2017

Job, not a career

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Pros

WeddingWire was a great place to learn basic sales skills and meet other friendly faces in the area. The office was casual with a lenient dress code, some fun amenities, and lots of young people. When I first started working there, the job felt exciting and challenging. Around when upper management changed, things shifted for the worse. The executive team is very well liked, including the CEO who is amazing. I'm not sure if they were just too busy to realize what is going on, or if they were unsure how to fix it.

Cons

To start, sales here needs to be marketed as a short-term JOB and not a position that will lead to any type of career growth. The people who get promoted and are in management positions are there due to either favoritism or tenure. Most of them do not seem qualified to be leading teams, and you can tell by their passive aggression and lack of professionalism. They'll cheer you on every month, but do very little to help their teams hit their unrealistic goals. Somehow, the quotas just keep going up while the markets are getting more and more saturated and less advertisers are seeing success. Somewhere along the way the past 4 years, the focus shifted from genuinely helping these advertisers grow their businesses with a successful product, to just needing to hit your goal no matter what with a product that was going downhill. As most other reviews say, the favoritism is absurd. There are a select few who will get anything they want and will be favored by upper management because they sit on the best markets and reap the benefits of it. It seems to be 2 very different pay tiers here: the top ~10 reps in the company who do very well, and everyone else. Many people find it hard to pay DC rent and living with a starting salary of just 38k. It's a repetitive job where you will have to work very hard to hit the number in front of you, and your efforts won't always match your outcome. Micromanaging can get out of control, and it seems there is a negative feeling across all departments that the company has become unfavorable and unenjoyable. I'm not sure who could be writing these "awesome, everything is amazing here!" reviews..

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WeddingWire Response
9y
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. While we're happy you had some positive feedback to share, we also take the critical comments very seriously and appreciate your candor. At WeddingWire, we want to set the right expectations for our sales reps, and as the role and the company has evolved, we aim to effectively communicate to candidates what the sales opportunity looks like. We strongly believe that WeddingWire is a great place to learn and build full cycle sales skills, help small businesses grow, and develop professionals in a vibrant and supportive environment. Additionally, our goal has always been to reward and recognize great work fairly and consistently. We're constantly reviewing our practices and have recently invested in a tool that will help facilitate career development conversations between managers and employees. We're looking forward to the impact this new practice represents for WeddingWire. Thank you again for sharing your feedback.
1.0
Mar 14, 2017

DO NOT WORK HERE

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Benefits appear okay, but there's no such thing as "unlimited" PTO. Massage chairs and game tables, but you feel odd using them when you're supposed to be working. You can drink whenever you want, apparently. It seems like an HR nightmare, but if you love day drinking at work in the early morning, then this is the place for you! Casual dress too (including sweatpants and slippers, because this whole company is a joke)

Cons

You'll only succeed or "move up" if you're a favorite or in a certain clique. High turnover rate, and not just for sales. Pay is extremely low for the area, you can work at many other "cool" companies for less chaos and more pay nearby.

1.0
Feb 28, 2017

Beware

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Free breakfast (although if you don't get in before 9am, everything is picked over). - Young atmosphere (pro for someone who just graduated). - Executive team very friendly.

Cons

- Salary low for DC area. You can make much more money elsewhere in this town. - Flexible work hours are a joke. - "Managers" are not experienced in actually managing people. - Not a good place for experienced, managers to grow their careers. WeddingWire often felt like it was run by a bunch of 25 year olds. - Everyone is crammed into small work spaces. If you're not a fan of the open office trend, this place is not for you.

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WeddingWire Response
9y
Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback. We sincerely regret that our perks didn't convey how much WeddingWire values our employees. We strive to create a unique, positive environment and sound sounds like we missed the mark here. We understand the critical role our People Managers play in creating a great place to work. We take pride in promoting from within and providing our high performers an opportunity to grow their careers with us. We're committed to continued development of all employees, especially our People Managers.
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