The culture has turned toxic - Software Engineer Groupon Employee Review

1.0
May 19, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Get to learn a lot quickly

Cons

The company is mostly run by Czech investors. * Company is mostly hiring contractors. * Existing Groupon employees are seen as idiots. * Mostly only hiring Czech employees. * Constant wave of promotion freezes. * Promotion freezes are gone for now and only Czech employees get promoted and especially to senior positions. * A good number of filled positions are friends of the Czech leaders and in some cases have no experience in the role. * Existing employees are over worked since 70% of engineering let go. * Unrealistic deadlines assigned without any consideration for work required or existing workload. * Constant org restructures * Constant change in priorities * Do not apply for Groupon. There is no career path or job security.

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5.0
Jan 2, 2026
Recommend
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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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