Growing faster than it can manage. - User Experience Researcher UserTesting Employee Review

3.0
Jun 14, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The people are, without question, the easiest people to get along with in all of Silicon Valley. Everyone is smart, fun, clever, and nice.

Cons

Every initiative is merely a hurried reaction because no one has the time/experience to be successfully proactive in any endeavor. Management/staffing decisions are made using a system of nepotism and WILDLY visible favoritism. Senior Management attempts to perform "approachable," but it's clear that very little employee feedback is ever valued or acted upon. And the pay is laughable at best.

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Pros

Best-in-class product Constant innovation Amazing colleagues and collaboration Significant upside in career trajectory

Cons

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5.0
Jun 22, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The people here are genuinely the best part. From day one, you're surrounded by smart, collaborative teammates who want to see each other succeed. Leadership is accessible and clearly invested in the company's direction. You never feel like you're working in the dark. Work-life balance is real, not just something they say in the interview. The remote flexibility is a huge plus and they actually trust you to get your work done. The mission itself is compelling, helping companies build better products through human insight is work you can feel good about.

Cons

Like any company in a growth phase, there's some change fatigue, things shift and you have to be adaptable. Cross-team communication can be inconsistent; sometimes you find out about things later than you'd like. Processes are still maturing in some areas, which can be frustrating if you thrive on structure. That said, these feel like the right problems to have for a company moving this fast.

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