It was good while it lasted - Software Engineer Groupon Employee Review

2.0
Feb 10, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

My team was amazing. WLB was respected.

Cons

The company never bounced back after COVID, and as a result of this the company has gone through several mass layoffs in the past year (and hiring contractors overseas). The manner in which positions were cut make very little sense to me. The manner in which employees were laid- off in January 2023 was not compassionate in the slightest - including terminating all health insurance policies within 1 week of termination and offering a very lacking severance package. Recent hires have never been spared from layoffs. New upper management would routinely disrupt the established engineering workflow with last minute and urgent asks. This quickly became the norm.

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5.0
Jan 2, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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