Handshake reviews

3.1

43% would recommend to a friend

(289 total reviews)

Garrett Lord

44% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Handshake has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 289 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Handshake employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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289 reviews
2.0
Oct 29, 2020

Zero conception of work/life balance

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Fast-growing, if that appeals to you. If you want to work super hard you’ll get a lot of “props” and “shout outs” and “woot woot”s from the team. Last I checked you can’t pay the rent with a shout-out though.

Cons

As others have said, there is no work/life balance here. “Unlimited” PTO comes with blackout periods where time off isn’t allowed (roughly four-five months of the year). When people do take vacation days, the expectation is that you’ll check email once a day and respond to “emergencies”, and provide a cell phone number where you can be reached. Working weekends and late nights is the norm. During the interview process, they’ll sell you on their grand vision of equalizing opportunities for students from underprivileged backgrounds. Maybe once upon a time that was true, but these days you can practically see the dollar signs in the CEO’s eyes. There is no mission apart from making money. Internal communication is pretty bad but that’s par for the course with growing startups so you can’t hold it against them.

1.0
May 5, 2018

Wouldn’t do this, but I’m stuck

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Can’t imagine what they would be.

Cons

Poor management, inadequate vision, lack of process.

3.0
May 10, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great support and working teams.

Cons

Leadership will rewrite and misdirect things to make themselves look good. Constantly will nit pick on issue despite track record of performing well for the company.

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