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4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

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Rich Barton

59% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

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5.0
Apr 24, 2015
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Pros

The culture is my favorite thing about dotloop, I've never worked with a more caring and hardworking group of individuals than I have here. Lots of room to progress your career and move up in the company if you're willing to put forth the time and effort. Management isn't overbearing and lets you learn from your mistakes.

Cons

This may not necessarily be a con depending on who you are, but the fast paced environment of the business can be a bit overwhelming at times if you're not able to change focus quickly. I personally find it exciting.

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dotloop Response
11y
Thanks for this review. It's great to see "culture" highlighted so favorably, as great cultures build great businesses. And yes, we will continue to focus on improving communication between departments. Onward! Austin
5.0
Apr 19, 2015
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Pros

I haven been with dotloop for a little over 4 years and honestly say I would not work for any other company. The culture of dotloop defines who we are and it is the most unique culture I have been a part of. I have never worked with a group of people who are as passionate toward making a company succeed as the people who work at dotloop. I sincerely consider my co-workers family whether it is the people on my team or management/leadership. We even have a culture committee which was set up just for the reason as dotloop understands that its people are its true assets. Social events like Reds games, team outings, and community service events are very common. Career opportunities exist. I started in our customer support department as a customer support rep, moved to our training department, then managed our customer support team, and now work in our Success Department as a a Customer Success Manager. I think what I like best about working at dotloop is knowing that my voice or opinion matters. Product review meetings where you can provide feedback on how to improve the product or provide customer feedback are often held. As well, it is an open door policy and we are encouraged to provide any solutions to better our culture or company (I actually just took a employee feedback survey on Friday).

Cons

We work very hard at dotloop. It seems like those who have not either succeeded at dotloop or were not a good fit were not prepared to work hard. Some weeks I work a lot of hours (50+), other weeks I dont (40 hours) but its important to maximize every second of your day regardless of how many hours you work to be successful at dotloop.

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dotloop Response
11y
Thank you for this thorough review and for your 4+ years of service to dotloop. From your remarks about the people, to the career opportunities, to your voice being heard - these experiences truly embody what we are trying to build here. So it's good to hear that it's working ;). I'm honored to have you on our team! Austin
5.0
Feb 19, 2015

Great place for self-starters

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Pros

I started at dotloop as one of the first 10 employees. Back then, it was a much different place to work...but that's not a good or bad thing. There were things I loved about working here then, and things that I love about working here now. When I started at dotloop, the CTO at the time took me under his wing and taught me everything I needed to know about development in order to succeed here. I literally went from knowing next to nothing, to being able to develop any feature or fix any bug that was asked of me. Dotloop absolutely made me who I am today, and for that I am definitely grateful. As for the company now, it's still an excellent place to work...but you can't expect the same level of personal development that I got. There are still an abundance of learning opportunities to be had here though, given that you put in the passion and effort to take a task and run with it...so don't be put off if you're an inexperienced developer. I think what I like the most about working at dotloop is the level of trust and respect that is given to us. Our team has a great track record in getting things done well and on time, and we are treated accordingly. There are no helicopter-bosses, there's no mandatory clock-in and clock-out time. We are all treated as passionate, intelligent individuals who are all collaborating together to make the dotloop dream come true. The team celebrates victories and learns from their failures together, and it feels like everyone is learning and growing from of one another so we can become better both as a company and as individual developers. From my experience, management will work with you to achieve any goal or area you want to improve in...as long as you're passionate about it and willing to put in the effort. Yes, sometimes that means working late, yes that sometimes means working on the weekend, or spending your free time developing a project to showcase your skills in order to advance...but if you're enjoying it, it's worth your time. In the past the company has struggled with keeping the promises they made, but that has ceased to be an issue in the last 1-2 years. If you want X position, and can spend the time proving that you're capable of delivering what's required of X position...management will take note and work with you on a plan to get you there.

Cons

- There are occasionally times where you'll be working late, or on weekends. They don't happen nearly as often as they used to, as a result of the entire company getting better at estimating, time management, and expectation setting. If you're working late, it's also rarely because a manager asked/forced you to, and more because you're so bought in to the feature you're developing and want to see it succeed. - As mentioned briefly in the Pros section, management has a history of not delivering on promises in the past. The key word here in the past though, as I've seen nothing in the last 1-2 years to suggest that they continue to do this. - The compensation could be higher, but it's by no means bad. Management states that the stock options granted should make up for the market rate differences, but it's always better to not count your chickens before they hatch. - Product direction sometimes dictates the solution rather than the problem. As developers, we love to come up with solutions on our own for solving a certain problem. That's what we are at heart, problem solvers; it's what makes us feel fulfilled after a long day of work. This point has been brought up to management before though, and they've already agreed to keep it in mind and improve. I'm optimistic that this negative will lessen or disappear in the coming months.

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dotloop Response
11y
WOW. Thank you for this very thoughtful review and for your 5+ years of passionate hard work at dotloop. Your notes are consistent with the feedback that we've heard from Team Innovation previously, so consider us aligned and know that we are working on the items previously discussed - such as "problem solving" vs "solution giving". In full disclosure however, it sounds like we won't be able to keep you from working late and on weekends anytime soon ;). All seriousness, stay passionate and thank you again! Austin
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