Bandwidth reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(463 total reviews)
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David Morken

74% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Bandwidth has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 463 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bandwidth employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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463 reviews
2.0
Jun 2, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

* Good healthcare * Decent culture * Work life balance * Gym benefit

Cons

The CEO acts like he cares about employees but doesn't. True colors were shown during the pandemic. At the height of it, he told employees to come into the office and to not be paralyzed by fear, and to "trust him." In other words, put your health and safety beneath the company's goals. In all hands meetings throughout the pandemic, we were told a balance would be found between remote and in office post-pandemic. Recently, this was mandated to be 100% in office. Aside from the covid botching: * Some codebases have a ton of tech debt that is not prioritized * Bandmates are told to be "300% candid" but it's more of a meme. Management is never 300% candid and sometimes speaks through so many wiggle words you have no idea what they're actually saying. * Employees aren't trusted. This is why we aren't allowed to work remotely anymore. Needless to say, the feeling is mutual given the lies about finding a middle ground with respect to remote work. * Pay is pretty low, so devs leave after a couple years.

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Bandwidth Response
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Thank you for your feedback. Our unique culture is built on the close collaboration and creative energy of working in person. That’s why we’re building a new headquarters campus with great amenities to continue growing in a culture of being together. We encourage Bandmates to reach out to their manager or People Services to address special circumstances.
1.0
Nov 1, 2014

Unprofessional work environment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work schedule, Great holiday party. Benefits & Payroll group top notch. The waffles. tee shirts, Durham bulls games, hurricanes games.

Cons

Republic Wireless division: Extremely unprofessional work environment. F-bombs, offensive language in meetings. Team leads have access to salary information. No Holidays off. Poor internal communication. Zero access to training NO accountability at management level. Unclear work requirements. Minimizing of ideas then adapted months later by someone else. No heat or AC after 5:00 pm / weekends on most floors. Internal positions are handed out and don't go through the interview process. This is a very common practice.

2.0
Oct 21, 2014

Don't believe the hype

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits and office space are nice. You get to work on a product that is dying.

Cons

Fake and backstabbing culture. Horrible good old boys network mentality. It's obvious that folks from people services (hr) are seeding glassdoor with some positive reviews to try and counterbalance the negative reviews. The culture and environmental has really gone downhill as the company has grown. This is not the great company to work at it once was. Lots of key talent has left for greener pastures, and management has their head so far up their own you know what; it's clear no one knows what the heck their doing. Don't believe the hype, this is not the company it used to be.

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