Groupon reviews

2.8

40% would recommend to a friend

(4,364 total reviews)
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Dusan Senkypl

42% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Groupon has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,364 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Groupon employee rating is 27% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
Jun 11, 2014

Account Exec

Recommend
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Pros

Casual work environment. Good pay if you close top business. Work life balance is decent depending on what market you work on, and what time zone you work in if you are in Inside Sales.

Cons

Lot of red tape and inefficiencies in the lead-distribution system/CRM. Leads and prospects for new hires can be undesirable. More intense focus on micromanaging activity.

2.0
Feb 16, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people, humorous fun, and quirkiness of working there. Young, vibrant culture with people full of fresh and forward thinking ideas.

Cons

Unlimited vacation is a joke in management, no one takes it. Hardly much work life balance and you feel guilty if you're not on-site. Younger middle management that does not believe in any work life balance.

2.0
Jan 3, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Young work environment, No dress code, free gatorade. Some of the coworkers were great to work with, sometimes would drink on Friday afternoons to help shadow the horrible work week.

Cons

After working at Groupon for about a year, it's difficult to see the long term agenda for this company. I've read a lot of reviews on Glassdoor and unfortunately the negative reviews are, for the most part, accurate with my experience here (for inside sales reps). It was almost a running joke to learn each week who had quit or been fired from an inside sales position. The monthly quotas are set very high and difficult to obtain, especially for small markets who also make the least in commission because of units sold. Most of the time during my calls I was told to take a hike or f-off and to never call back again. And my job was to wait a small period of time and call again. And we would get questioned when the businesses we sign up call and ask to be removed or "paused" because of how many vouchers they've sold...since Groupon wants to keep businesses on their site forever. I knew it was an inside sales position but this was like twisting arms, pulling teeth, and going to war with people on the phone everyday - - hence the very high turnover rate (and why Groupon is always hiring). My advice? If you decide to take this job, do it for no more than a year and move on.

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