Best place I've worked so far! - Senior DevOps Engineer Compass Employee Review

5.0
Sep 26, 2017
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Pros

Relatively high autonomy Free snacks and catered lunch daily Seamless stipend for dinner for late workers Pool and ping pong tables Roof deck with power and plenty of seating Relatively strong hardware to work with 100% AWS Paid health benefits Health and wellness stipend Education/training stipend Relaxed WFH policy, somewhat flexible hours Flavored still and sparkling waters Ground floor in terms of where the technology can eventually lead Everyone's ideas are heard and addressed (even mine!)

Cons

Leadership team has been in flux a lot (apparently settling down, who knows) Normal attrition rate, which is a con for an exciting startup (although, at 5 years old, is it?) Not the same pay as Amazon/Google/Microsoft, but good enough when you factor in all the perks.

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5.0
Jun 17, 2026
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Pros

Forward thinking tech company exploring the cutting edge

Cons

Focused on expansion by any means necessary

2.0
Jun 17, 2026
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Pros

People are smart. Very much a “move fast and break things” culture which can be refreshing compared to bureaucracy-heavy corporate life. I don’t agree with their values (if they have any) but what they’re doing is unquestionably working - business outlook is strong.

Cons

Leadership will tell you there’s no ego or self-interest involved in their strategy - that is untrue. It’s an extremely heliocentric culture around the CEO. A lot of the work is based around what people they're guessing he’ll like, but there’s no alignment at the outset and something you worked on for weeks/months will be trashed after one look from him. Their mission is ostensibly about empowering agents but they are solving a problem that pretty much no one was complaining about before they started, and which just so happens to work highly in their favor in terms of market share. It’s just business but very disingenuous- don’t believe the hype that it’s altruistic somehow. Also the CEO loves to share his sob story about his single mother upbringing, but simultaneously enacts some of the most anti-parent policies you could think of.

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