Is Box a good company to work for?

Box has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 1,412 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 9% over the last 12 months. 70% of employees would recommend working at Box to a friend and 59% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Box have been left by employees working as Outbound Business Representative , Director and Sales Development Representative (SDR) .

Does Box pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Box employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Box. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Box?

70% of Box employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Box 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Box?

Software Engineer (95) , Account Executive (85) , Sales (52) , Senior Software Engineer (51) , Outbound Business Representative (23) , Customer Success Manager (18) , Enterprise Account Executive (15) , Outbound Sales Representative (15) , Director (14) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (14) , SMB Account Executive (12) , Implementation Consultant (11) , Marketing (11) , Product Manager (11) , Solutions Engineer (11)

What are the pros of working at Box according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and product." ((in 159 reviews)); "The benefits are great and comprehensive." ((in 80 reviews)); "great management and leadership who actually listen" ((in 67 reviews)); "Good pay (better than my last job at least)" ((in 40 reviews)); "Great team and good team events" ((in 35 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Box according to real employee reviews?

"No 401k match at this point in time since Box is still a young and growing company." ((in 49 reviews)); "Not the greatest health plans and no 401k matching" ((in 41 reviews)); "Most of the action items were for engineers to work around the poor management rather than for management to improve themselves." ((in 34 reviews)); "Our manager is aware." ((in 23 reviews)); "Middle management feels inexperienced both for product and engineering orgs" ((in 14 reviews))

What are employees saying about Box layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Box layoffs and their outlook for job security at Box in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Box locations?

Redwood City , Austin , San Francisco , New York , Los Altos , Palo Alto , Chicago , Boston , Houston , Dallas , Washington , Los Gatos , Los Angeles , San Jose , Denver , Seattle , Salt Lake City , Virginia Beach , Dearborn , Midland , Wake Forest , Orange , San Diego , San Mateo , South San Francisco , Santa Clara , Vallejo , East Hartford , Hartford , Vancouver

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3.9

70% would recommend to a friend

(216 total reviews)

Aaron Levie

79% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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3.0

May 15, 2018

Great company but team sucks

Software engineer

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Pros

Flexible work schedule as long as work is done. Good pay and benefits. Challenging work. Met some of the best engineers.

Cons

Career development is a mystery. While rest of the Bay area is moving towards encouraging and recognizing hard working and dedicated women in technology, seen a reverse trend at Box. While there are very good leaders at Box that support career development for engineers at lower levels, there are also some of them who are just so insecure and can really hurt their career growth. If you are a smart, dedicated engineer and only woman in your team, you will soon find yourself in situations where you have to allow your team to be really demeaning to you in the name of team work. Management goes by pure numbers, so you are at a loss.

Box Response

8y

It sounds like you’ve had a somewhat mixed experience in your time at Box and I’d definitely like to learn more about it. We are laser focused on creating an environment of belonging for all Boxers and in particular, have seen some great progress over time with regards to women in tech, women in leadership and overall women representation - certainly there is ALWAYS more we can & will do. If you’re willing, I’d very much like to connect and understand what’s going on with your team. Feel free to ping me directly (c@box.com). Thanks - Christy Lake, Chief People Officer

2.0

Apr 21, 2018

Sales

Strategic account manager

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Pros

Good salary an benefits also

Cons

Management is complete disaster and processes is not working

5.0

Apr 1, 2018

So far so good.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

I love the culture here compared to previous tech companies I've worked at. The CEO is a good guy. Love his energy and passion. The perks are really great, as mentioned in all the reviews. Sweet deal if you're pregnant. Maternity leave is almost 5 months off full pay and 12 weeks for new dads. Smart hard working people. Great work life balance, depending on your team. Compensation is similar to most good tech companies in Silicon Valley. Also depends on your position. If you are a manager, most likely you will be making six figures. Love the new froyo machine! Please do not take your away. :)

Cons

Yearly compensation raise is confusing now. I was told pay changes happen 1st of April every year, but this year it has changed. Also it's not up to HR, but your team and when they get around to it. This is not a good idea. There should be a set deadline across the company. There should also be be more talk of promotion considerations after 2 years at the company. I'm looking to move up the ladder and I think I'm being held back bc of budget cuts on my team. :( 401k matching would be nice too, but I heard it's in the works.

Box Response

8y

Hi there - glad you're enjoying the new froyo machine as much as I am! We're also really proud of our parental leave policies - giving families time to connect is really important! I was concerned to see your comment about the annual compensation review - we DO have an annual process with increases effective February 1st for sales and April 1st for non-sales Boxers. It's a company-wide process with an aligned timeline and active manager involvement. We also have a semi-annual promotion process to evaluate Boxers ready for progression. I'd encourage you to reach out to your manager or People Partner if you have any questions. Thanks - Christy

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