Not worth it. - Anonymous employee HeyGen Employee Review

1.0
Sep 22, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

+ Free lunch. + Above average pay. + Some nice people. + Good growth story for your resume + 401k match

Cons

- Work/life balance is nonexistent. If you have any other commitments in your life - to family, children, or significant other - you will be seen as a negative. Even if you work 60 hours, you'll be questioned for not answering a Slack at 3 AM on a Saturday, even if you are on PTO (true story). - Zero strategy other than "win" and "be the best." Leadership preaches teamwork but only care about their own success. They demand loyalty but give none. Good luck expecting a compensation or equity discussion. - Use and abuse all employees. Manic work environment. Kissing up to leadership is the only way to survive. Smart people leave on their own, competent employees get canned for voicing opinions. They are happy to take your ideas and say goodbye. - Product leadership is going in the wrong direction entirely. Every launch goes poorly and is judged by social likes. Product has been completely leapfrogged by big competitors. While the business looks like it is going in the right direction, but it's fraying everywhere. - Unethical leadership. Actively lie to employees and customers. Equity package is built on false assumptions and rigged against you. No HR and no compliance in place. Check your paycheck. Document everything.

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5.0
Jul 8, 2026
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Pros

Fast paced, high ownership, meant for the ones who strive building the plane on the way down.

Cons

Not meant for you if you want work life balance.

2.0
Jul 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Don't even bother looking for pros here. Working here has been such a terrible experience! If you're thinking of working here, don't!

Cons

HeyGen might just be one of the worst companies you could ever work for! The company is run by incompetent leadership and toxic management. Every decision they make is short-sighted, and they both treat employees as nothing more tools to be used. The company lacks structure; communication is terrible, expectations are vague, roles aren't clearly defined, and accountability is often avoided. Employees' work-life balance is unsustainable; we're assigned brutal workloads, forced to work long hours, and expected to meet unreasonable; demands all the time. They pay is pretty awful, and there aren't any opportunities for employees to advance. Unless that sounds like a great experience to you, I would suggest staying away from HeyGen at all cost!

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