I still believe in Handshake - Assistant Controller Handshake Employee Review

5.0
Dec 2, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It’s been a year and a half since I left Handshake but I can easily say, the product has a ton of potential. This will only come to fruition when hiring picks up again. If macroeconomic recruiting is slow, expect things to get tough here and that’s a given for most tech companies at the moment. Don’t intend to down sell other reviews but the leadership (especially the COO, CEO, and cofounders) I worked with genuinely cared about performers. This is true about the CEO as well. Despite how busy he is, he reached out personally to seek feedback and from second hand info, I know my feedback was taken well and changes were made. In short, the management listens, but you first need to establish credibility - isn’t this how it works at every solid company?

Cons

The remote work culture hurts the company as the HR policies are fairly open ended and managers are stuck between giving enough breathing space and holding under-performers accountable.

avatar
Handshake Response
2y
Thank you so much for sharing your experience! You’re right that Handshake’s success relies to a certain extent on whether companies are hiring, and that we’re subject to some of the macroeconomic trends that impact many other tech companies. We’re also glad to hear about your experience with our leadership team. Employee feedback, whether through internal surveys, team meetings, or otherwise, is critical to our success. Lastly, your feedback about the lack of clarity that comes with running a distributed team is noted. We’ve worked hard over the past few years to equip our managers with tools to reasonably and fairly assess their employees’ performance, but we recognize that there is still room for growth here. Again, we really appreciate you taking the time to provide your feedback.

Explore other reviews about Handshake

5.0
Jun 12, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work at your own pace.

Cons

Task limit when new to project.

2.0
Jun 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Real pay, many jobs, Slack for additional support, and flexible schedule geared towards Eastern time.

Cons

Schedule flexiblity still requires you to accept jobs in batches, without a definitive release date for each batch, and if you do not accept enough tasks in the timeframe you will be removed from the project. Timers do not pay if the task extends beyond the prescribed limit, and workers are encouraged to submit lower times regardless of the actual work required. For some tasks this is an extra 5 minutes, for others it could be an extra 20 hours.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All