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BigCommerce

Now known as Commerce

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BigCommerce reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(479 total reviews)
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Travis Hess

46% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

BigCommerce has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 479 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BigCommerce 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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479 reviews
3.0
Dec 2, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Very helpful peers in the department Great office perks (snacks, pool tables, weekly company meeting with beer) They have a wonderful culture, if you aren't in the Client Success department

Cons

Client success department does not focus on call quality, but instead of call volume metrics (after call work, internal account notes, # of calls taken, etc.). If you work in the client success department (Technical Support) you will not have access to company meetings during your schedule shift - you will have to attend on your own dime. The company is going towards a MORE corporate structure, and the technical support department is feeling the pain of this especially.

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BigCommerce Response
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As a leader in the Client Success organization I wanted to clarify a couple of points touched on in this review. The Client Success department does focus on quality, with an agent's main metrics by which they are held accountable being Customer Satisfaction and Resolution Rate. Also, we measure After Call Work (ACW) to make sure our customers are taken care of in a timely fashion, but do not measure agents on KPIs having to do with volume, nor hold anybody accountable to number of calls taken, handle times, or other similar metrics often used in the industry. Additionally, with regard to the culture, we do turn off our phone queues for every all-company meeting and ask/encourage our support reps to attend during their scheduled shift. We also invite our employees to participate in Ninja events after hours, such as game nights, charity events, etc and have an elected "Ninja Council" that meets weekly during their shift along with a representative of our HR team and myself. This group was established for the sole purpose of being able to raise any concerns to leadership and help solve issues constructively while protecting and improving our culture.
2.0
May 8, 2015

Management has lack of focus and...

Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
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Pros

I like my co-workers and I'll miss them when I'm gone.

Cons

The turn over of the executive team = lack of direction. Ego of management team. They care more about 'beating' shopify than they care about the employees or customers. This feels to be a bigger issues in San Francisco than Austin. Haven't delivered any meaningful features. Nobody knows what the company does so it's not exciting to work here and I don't feel proud to say I work here.

2.0
Mar 17, 2015

Mixed opinions

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great industry, great product, great partnerships. Cutting edge technology offers an easy to use platform.

Cons

Scaling way too fast. Continuously changing organizational structure and churning leadership. Lack of internal communication between departments and leadership. Departmental conflicts interfere with clients being serviced as they should. Focusing on problems vs solutions. Underutilizing current talent, hiring incompetent candidates out desperation. Not listing to their clients wants and needs. Not listening to their employees anymore. Dreams of tomorrow and no game plan for today.

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