Excellent place to work, they truly care about their employees and aim to compensate fairly - Anonymous employee Etsy Employee Review

5.0
Sep 28, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Etsy has a welcoming culture and their benefits are amazing.

Cons

There is a lot of room for improvement when it comes to how career advancement works at this company however, while in some areas of work you may be promoted based on the quality of your hard work, there is a definitely a problem with favoritism and getting positions based on social connections and popularity within the company versus solely based on quality of work.

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Etsy Response
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Thank you for this feedback, and we’re glad that our focus on inclusive benefits and a welcoming culture have contributed so positively to your Etsy experience. However we’re concerned about your comment around career advancement. We certainly do not support favoritism as a tool by which to award upward mobility, and an equitable and fair promotion process is a key pillar to the program. Management and HR are trained and available to support any employee who feels that these standards have not been upheld, and to ensure equity throughout the company and specifically the program. We encourage you to reach out to your HR Business partner – whose information you can find on the Intraknit – for confidential assistance.

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Cons

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Cons

Nothing I can think of really.

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