Fast-paced, high pressure environment...in a good way - Account Executive ClickUp Employee Review

5.0
Jul 25, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

I'm coming up on one year at ClickUp and it's flown by. The best thing about ClickUp is the team we have. I love my colleagues; a slew of intelligent, driven, fun individuals. People are always willing to help their counterpart, even though everyone has a full plate in front of them the vast majority of the time. The product is great and gets strong feedback amongst customers, tons of ClickUp advocates out there in the market, which makes it easier to sell. There is pressure on everyone at the company to contribute, but I think that's the sign of a place where this is ample opportunity, and, if we get it right, large financial upside for all involved.

Cons

ClickUp, like many companies in today's economy, has experienced some growing pains with layoffs and a large amount of on-the-fly changes. This is to be expected for any startup trying to make it in today's environment.

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5.0
Jun 23, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of opportunity to affect change. Solid product.

Cons

Typical industry problems, no unique cons.

2.0
Jun 18, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some smart, ambitious people who you can learn a lot from.

Cons

This place is an unstable, toxic mess, and leadership is largely to blame. The C-suite is full of egos and seems to make goals and quotas up out of thin air, then cleans up the fallout from poor planning and overhiring with layoffs. There have been three company-wide mass layoffs in less than four years, and that doesn’t even include the many layoffs that have happened quietly behind closed doors. The toxicity at the top trickles down through the entire organization. VPs put pressure on middle management, who then pass that pressure on to ICs. The company can’t seem to keep leaders in place for more than six months, which creates constant chaos and confusion. Strategies are always changing, priorities shift every few months, and nothing ever sticks long enough to make a real impact. Promotions seem to be based more on politics, favoritism, and who can make the most noise than on actual performance. The same people get promoted year after year, and many of them seem underqualified for the titles they hold. If you’re good at self-promotion and have the right relationships, you’ll probably do fine. If you’re quietly doing great work, don’t expect the same recognition. HR keeps saying they’re working on improving the promotion process, but I haven’t seen much change. If you’re considering joining the GTM org (especially the operational side) I would think twice. The new leadership loves to talk about transformation, improvements, and exciting changes, but there’s usually very little follow through behind the messaging.

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