Bold Penguin reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(72 total reviews)

Ilya Bodner

70% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Bold Penguin has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 72 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bold Penguin 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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72 reviews
3.0
Jul 27, 2023

2.5 - There were a lot of Pros at the beginning

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- the people I worked with daily were all awesome and helpful! - I got lucky and had the best manager - unlimited PTO, that I was encouraged to use - got to learn new skills

Cons

- during interviews you are told there are opprtunites for growth/advancement but it’s really selective. You would be expected and given opportunites to learn new skills and take on more responsibilities but they would not promote you or pay you more for doing so. - raises and bonuses were disappointing - health insurance is very expensive for the coverage you get - they seem to be slowly getting more strict/removing the perks and benefits that were there when I started 2 years ago. - never had any idea how the company was doing financially, every month they’d go over sales but didn’t explain if that meant we were profitable or not - willing to give up quality to keep increasing velocity - Upper management essentially telling employees with valid concerns “if you only worry about the things in your control, you’ll be much happier”

5.0
Aug 16, 2018

Customer service Agent

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Set schedule, great work environment, good brought m benefits and incentives, free lunch on Mondays, good attendance policy

Cons

Repetitive work, should invest in a system that automatically answers calls

2.0
Nov 21, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Unlimited PTO (but only for business unit employees. CSAs don't get any)

Cons

Tone deaf upper management, limited opportunities for advancement, classic "boy's club" mentality, poor marketing and sales efforts affect employee compensation regardless of your job title. Also, CSAs are treated like dirt. The company silos groups so they aren't aware of what's happening in other groups, such as mass layoffs and terrible benefits. This is not a good place to work at all.

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