Great culture ruined by massive layoffs and strategic failure - Software Engineer Groupon Employee Review

3.0
Feb 27, 2024
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Pros

- Talented engineers/coworkers - Fun/friendly environment

Cons

- Massive layoffs that destroyed culture and result in mass attrition - Generally not a strong strategy/path towards success again - Leadership was also always rotating (C-suite getting swapped out multiple times)

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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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