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3.1

48% would recommend to a friend

(5,979 total reviews)
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Jeremy Stoppelman

67% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Yelp has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 5,979 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Yelp 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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6K reviews
2.0
Jun 7, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

If you like being a programmed robot and fit in, then you will love it. It presents as a welcoming fun, environment and lots of activities to try to make it lively.

Cons

Very phony, I was not able to buy in to their system and thus was "frowned upon". I could have gone along, but I just felt it was absurd, though I can understand how others like it. Some very nice people there, but a lot of mindless folks as well.

2.0
May 25, 2010

Anonymous

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Work hard, play hard. Mostly young, fun staff, a fully stocked kitchen, Darwin the Dog, ping pong tables, and the stock options were what made the poor management and little career development bearable.

Cons

Ever heard of brain drain? It happens here when even the most successful, top sales reps aren't making competitive salaries. Poor management and little career development abound.

3.0
May 23, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

+Fun Environment, when you love where and whom you work with, work is easy +Food, lots of great food and beverage to keep you happy! +Learn how to sell +Learn how to take control of difficult conversations +Learn about the online ad industry in a very basic way +Training is good enough to get started +It is a good product (impression-based), just if these people you called knew about Yelp...

Cons

- A lot of new college grads, desperate for a job - 65 to 70 hours a week (and it is expected) - The 12 hour days don't end at work, you should be at home sending out emails during off-peak calling times, among other things - Constantly calling the same people - Do you know Korean, Japanese, Mandarin, and Spanish? No? You will after this job. - There are quotas, they are hard to meet - You want to sell to SF? haha how about...Tallahassee you think they've heard of Yelp? - Lawsuit? Claims are untrue, but you will get an earfull about it from the people you call. - There are metrics other than quotas you need to meet in the first couple of months. Calls made, Call time, pitches set, pitches made. - Commission structure changed. Used to be commission based with a good base salary. Not no more! Under their plan you WILL make $31,500 in the first year. $30k salary to start; sell $xyz then at 6 months you'll get $33k, after 6months you should have sold $yyz and you'll be bumped to $41k salary. ([$30k*.5 year] + [$33k*.5year]) = $31,500k - Looking to own a piece of the pie? That is about 2 years out. This company is going to be sold off by then. - They do fire people in a very unprofessional manner. - 60 day trial period for you and them, yes they do let people go on days 59 and 60.

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