Now the downsides. There aren't that many negative reviews on here, but the few that there are have a point. Working here can be rough on some people, which I've witnessed firsthand. A double edged sword of the company is that they try to be very meritocratic. If you're killing it, picking things up fast and accomplishing your tasks on time and whatnot, then you get rewarded in more ways than one. If you're struggling, for whatever reason, whether it be in your control or not, then you will probably feel bad.
Not necessarily because your boss is bad or your team expects too much, but there is some degree of comparison among your peers that management does (the purpose of which is to be meritocratic) which definitely stresses people out. Obviously, this sucks, for many of the same reasons that capitalism sucks, but what can you do? I'm trying to reach a point where I'll have enough power to be able to change things from the inside and make yipit an even better company, but for now, you make do. Yipit can be better, but it's also a lot better than a bunch of other companies - I think I would prefer yipit to a company where there's nepotism and greedy bosses who never promote people who deserve it, and keep people in their same position regardless if they're really good or really bad at their job.
High expectations is definitely accurate, which can feel like a big burden. If you are able to hit those high expectations, work AND life will feel great. If not, sink or swim you know?
Some more honesty: there's a lot of different teams at yipit, and there's a variety of people who could be your boss/team members. That can lead to some not gelling well with either your boss or your teammates, which can make life at any job pretty miserable. Not much advice I can give here, obviously you hope that the company will have all perfect bosses who are understandable to everyone's background and personalities, but that's a hard ask of any company, not to give yipit a pass for having some less optimal bosses, because they definitely should keep striving to improve, but just some food for thought.
You'll notice I gave Yipit 5 stars. I'll admit, I know it may seem like it isn't, especially if you're really worried about these concerns, but I think for the right people, Yipit can be a lifesaver. A company where you have most of the power in reaching career goals and raises, AND you can work remotely is a pretty sweet deal. I'm still glad I work here.
