Ok Company - Terrible Technology Leadership - Director Grubhub Employee Review

2.0
Jun 28, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Talented, hard working people who really care Lots of free food Nice office space (I've only been to the ones in NY and CHI, but they are really nice) Decent/Good leaders in marketing and operations Clear market leader

Cons

Huge lack of real leadership on the technology side (product and engineering) Starts at the top (CTO is by far the worst I have seen and should not have been a VP, let alone a C-suite member) No alignment - teams cross functionally work together and come up with great solutions only to be overruled by: POLITICS within product and engineering, where it is clear that the CTO cares only about saving face and looking capable, only encouraged by the head of product who has some sort of past relationship with her and won't stand up to anything she says... Wake up - the shenanigans are obvious to everyone.

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5.0
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Pros

Good work life balance and hybrid

Cons

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2.0
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Pros

I appreciated the flexibility, which made it an ideal gig as a parent balancing busy schedules. The instant daily cash-out feature is helpful for managing tight finances during difficult times. I personally found the day-to-day work enjoyable, offering daily opportunities to meet diverse people and discover interesting local restaurants. Before COVID I was actually able to utilize business deliveries for networking to obtain clients for my photo both business.

Cons

Grubhub fails to honor its own guidelines and penalizes its top-performing drivers. Work is highly inconsistent; the higher your stats, the fewer (and worse) offers you receive, making financial momentum impossible. The role also carries high safety risks, forcing drivers to rush through traffic under strict time constraints. The company lacks basic empathy and support during emergencies. After a traffic accident on the job, Grubhub showed zero concern for my safety. Instead, their rigid automation penalized my driver metrics for missed offers because I was physically unable to update my app status while handling the collision. To top it off, the final straw was receiving an automated email accusing me of "abusing the system" simply for qualifying for the guaranteed Grubhub contributions I rightfully earned.

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