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3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(2,262 total reviews)
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Linda Yaccarino

35% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

X has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,262 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The X employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Nov 8, 2022
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Pros

Twitter had been fantastic - great people, big problems to solve, lots of good communication, solid compensation. I could explain my job in a single sentence, even to elderly relatives.

Cons

Layoffs were rushed, and broke so many teams that we may not be able to keep the place running. Projects are being built hastily and without any sort of useful testing. Our old culture has been replaced with one of backstabbing and secrecy. Nobody has told us anything about the new org chart, new priorities, new projects, or new anything. And the new owner won't even show his face.

2.0
Mar 18, 2021
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Pros

Flexibility, work/life balance, decent pay and benefits

Cons

Critical feedback isn't well received. No place to give input on decisions without it being received as an attack on coworkers. Toxic leadership in high positions who hire all their friends from former companies. Several men in executive positions (including the very top of the company...) who engage in personal relationships with women below them in the reporting structure. Twitter loves to take care of its own employees (at least on paper) but can't seem to protect people on its platform. Will say all the right things, but ultimately $$ comes before actual morals. The HR Team is especially problematic as well and silences dissent -- driving people off the team who ask for better conditions. It's more of a Stepford situation than an actual healthy workplace; all about the appearances and letting toxic leaders thrive unrestricted.

2.0
Jun 7, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

@Jack is a really great spiritual leader for the company. They embrace, perhaps even over-embrace inclusion (meaning its in your face constantly). The food quality has gone way down over the years but hey its still free food. Same goes for snacks. My particular VP was pretty great, some downsides I mention in the Cons. Pre-IPO equity was great. Great Parental Leave Policy 5 months, though I never got to use it. Great vacation policy. Unlimited. Men & Women are paid equally!

Cons

They only try and promote 15% of the people a year, meaning on average each person gets an opportunity for promotion every 6 years. The pay they claim is at 75% of Market, but its really closer to 60% I believe. The Leadership care more about what is going to be discussed at their staff meeting than what is actually going on in their team. Each staff member has hired a second in command that literally makes all the decisions which are often mis-guided. The HR team is crooked. Literally! Besides the fact that they are leaving and flocking out in masses, they are quick to be emotional and not working to really solve any problems, instead they just want to throw money at everything in their org except the people outside their org. I know more about what I'm doing than my manager but they are older so presumed to know more. My leadership does not back us up. I actually complained about someone to HR and their leadership based on my direct reports request, they heard about it and then counter complained. They got promoted and I was lectured about partnering when I was backing up my team. There is a double standard for everything! Most of the good people have left, so most who are left point to everyone else and say "not my job". My manager literally is lackluster. No back-bone. Nice person, but still makes me have to give into everything or i look bad because I know my manager will give in. The health benefits have gotten worse every year since I have been here.

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