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3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(298 total reviews)

Bill Staples

36% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

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4.0
Aug 30, 2021

Interesting Company

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Pros

On the cultivation of values and an intelligent atmosphere, sort of a rising tide lifts all boats situation. I've learned a lot in a short while from peers and the massive handbook that records many scenarios for future teaching. Benefits are terrific, work/life balance is more than lip service, and people are happy to help. Interesting, cutting edge.

Cons

One could get lost in the bog of slack channels, issues, DMs and other communication tools. There at once seems to be a right way to present ideas and send messages, and yet there still seems to be a divide in what's sanctioned and what's practiced. People will happily teach you things, but the culture of self-learning sometimes makes it a last resort. Transparency and everyone can contribute should have boundaries.

5.0
Aug 26, 2021

Async work is incredible

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If you're coming from a more "traditional" workplace, working for GitLab is literally life-changing. You can work whenever you want, wherever you want. A lot of the annoyances involved with typical workplace culture are also not present: - No emails - Everything happens in GitLab and Slack - All meetings are optional - You can totally get away with skipping all of them if you wanted. Every meeting has an agenda document that everyone edits, and you can still participate even if you don't go. - No offices - Might be a con for some people, but I'm easily distracted and don't care for water cooler talk, so this is a big plus for me. There's a lot of encouragement to have "coffee chats" (social calls) with coworkers so that you still have that social aspect. - Stuff actually gets written down - Big peeve for me at previous workplaces where people would decide everything in meetings and never write anything thus leading to a culture of tribal knowledge. At GitLab you take a week off and not have to wonder what happened while you were gone.

Cons

Async does mean that communication has a longer turn around time. Patience and good writing skills required.

5.0
Aug 9, 2021
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Pros

I am newer, but it's a great company to work for. Lots of autonomy, great benefits, great people to work for. Path to hit quota in year 1, quota reasonable.

Cons

Not a lot of leads from BDRs, but great product that does have some buzz in the marketplace.

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