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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
5.0
Jan 22, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great company to work for, really respect the executive leadership team and the people. Fantastic health benefits, competitive PTO plan, nice office and amenities.

Cons

After some leadership on the People team exited, it didn't feel as much of a cohesive unit. Communication and planning suffered, the team started to feel a little more political. Hopefully with time and the right replacements this will fix itself.

2.0
Nov 30, 2019

Good people. Low pay. Toxic.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice office. Lunch on Tuesdays. Flexible PTO.

Cons

Losing a lot of good people. There seems to be a mass exodus at BigCommerce, especially in Marketing. Inexperienced middle-management. There’s a toxic environment due to established “cliques” — and if you don’t “fit in”, you’re left behind or singled out & treated differently. Pay is well under market value for certain roles. The perks do not make up for a major salary gap. They hire “manager” titles and pay “specialist” salaries. Unclear, inconsistent, scattered review and raise schedules. You have to ask for a raise, and you’re in for a wait. Leadership is very rarely around. There’s no unifying voice. Always in a “transition period” — always “waiting for new processes to get in place” — promise of change. No action. At the end of the day, it’s a business — and it is what it is. But there is a clear retention issue. BC prides itself on “bucket 2 — character”, but in my opinion it doesn’t embody that anymore. It’s not what it was 2 years ago. Sad. Loved BC for what it used to be.

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BigCommerce Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience and we’re sorry that your outlook of BigCommerce has changed over time. Over the last few years we have seen incredible growth as a company, and that comes with growing pains and continual change in processes. One such change is in our current performance review process. While we are vetting new tools to aid in employee reviews, we are taking a more fluid approach so our teams can conduct reviews when best fit for the team’s and employee’s needs. Even after that tool launches however, we believe real time feedback from an employee’s manager and project team members is the most important part of learning and growing - even more than a formal review “write-up.” Regardless of our new or old formal performance review process, employee performance is calibrated within the organization twice a year and all employees’ salaries are reviewed at least once a year to ensure their pay reflects market data and performance. We employ a pay for performance philosophy, and have many talented employees, so it may be that not every employee receives a raise on every cycle. We understand pay is a large incentive for many, and hope that the overall pay, benefits, personal impact on meaningful work and career growth provides our employees with an opportunity at BigCommerce they wouldn’t find anywhere else.
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