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      GitLab

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      GitLab reviews

      3.5

      54% would recommend to a friend

      (737 total reviews)

      Bill Staples

      39% approve of CEO

      38% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      GitLab has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 737 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GitLab employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      737 reviews
      5.0
      Mar 18, 2021

      Great company but needs to innovate internally

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      GitLab is an absolutely amazing company to work for! I love the flexibility the all-remote organization has. Everyone is super passionate about what they do. Leadership is very approachable and it's an exciting place to be. There are a lot of cool initiatives taking place to push the organization further. I'm so fortunate to work for a company like GitLab and the sky is the limit.

      Cons

      Only two cons that are top of mind since I've been here: 1. Tone it down on the wokeness a bit. I'm all for Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging but at times I feel like I can only go so far here since I'm a "white male." I've heard this term more at GitLab than any other job and it's exhausting. It makes me fearful for advancing because of my "identity" and not on "merit." 2. There needs to be some changing internally to how we operate. There's major communication overload and at times it feels to internally focused. What worked when the company was 500 people, doesn't work anymore now that we are 1300. I'd encourage leadership to be open to new ways of working and experiment more. There is a lot of fear of losing the all-remote culture, but GitLab can continue to be an innovator in this space if they try out new things.

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      GitLab Response
      4y
      Thank you for your review and advice. As we continue to grow, it will be a focus of the People team and the Executive team to ensure we are evolving our operating style as needed.
      3.0
      Jun 22, 2020

      Product = Great, Remote = Great, Job = NOT great

      Strategic account leader
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      Pros

      Its the world's largest all-remote company. The freedom I had to structure my day will be tough to match anywhere else. Overall the company is loved by it's users and it's a really hot space to be in right now. GitLab moves REALLY fast and the rate of improvement from a product perspective is incredible. From a competitive standpoint there are only 3 major vendors in this market and the other two are publicly traded

      Cons

      The nature of the solution is so critical that customers and prospects don't change course very frequently. That's great for accounts that already use GitLab and are growing but guess what? All those accounts are already owned by other reps which leaves new arrivals with table scraps. The only people I saw being successful were those with F500 customers which had already committed to gitlab and are now just growing their usage. In short if you don't have a book of business that has a couple large and growing accounts you have a near zero chance at being successful here. I felt like they viewed new AEs as a pipeline generation tool and nothing more

      2.0
      Nov 29, 2023

      Falling down hill

      Account executive
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      Pros

      Unlimited PTO Full Remote RSU's

      Cons

      Micromanagement is rampant Claims to be async yet just got rid of F&F Fridays and Focus Fridays Literally edited their values New CRO is a jokester Unattainable Quotas HORRIBLE Salesforce admins and confusing outdated tech stacks Unqualified competent management No direction or business model expect for "AI"

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      GitLab Response
      2y
      As our organization evolves and grows, maintaining a balance between our company goals, values, and benefits remains a top priority. We understand that change can be difficult which is why decisions to change policies or practices are made with careful consideration by our senior leadership team. As our company grows, adapting to change is essential, and we appreciate your understanding in this dynamic environment. Please reach out to your manager or People Business Partner if you’d like to discuss your concerns.
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