A whirlwind of ups and downs, keeping your head above water - Anonymous employee Groupon Employee Review

3.0
Oct 14, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Fast-paced working environment - As others have shared, you learn something new most everyday (good and bad - but what you can take away from it is golden - skills and experience) - An interesting inside perspective/experience on one of the most intriguing businesses on the planet - The people you come to meet and know, or observe - The chance to enact amazing influence on millions of users on a minute basis - Can be a stepping stone to other opportunities (both within the company and outside of it)

Cons

- Power/politics hinders beneficial progressive movements (both big and small) - Still very much in a start-up environment, globally.. for a company that touts and embraces change, the movement here to more mature corporate is incredibly slow - Opportunities not there so much (maybe once in the past) - Chaotic channels of communication and disarray on information sharing/learning - goes a long way to performance - Intense and long working hours (no overtime pay or work/life balance), no flexibility

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5.0
Jan 2, 2026
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Pros

Learned a great deal here. My first big guy job and the responsibilities kept me focused and motivated. I grew a lot as a person at Groupon as well

Cons

Not many cons. People are really cool.

1.0
Jul 6, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Likely to file for bankruptcy soon.

Cons

Driven by executive greed Dishonest and deceptive practices Preys on new naive startup businesses Employees are treated as disposable commodities

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