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      Handshake

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      Handshake reviews

      3.1

      43% would recommend to a friend

      (290 total reviews)

      Garrett Lord

      44% approve of CEO

      37% positive business outlook

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      3.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Career opportunities

      2.6

      Culture & values

      2.3

      Senior management

      Handshake has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 290 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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      290 reviews
      1.0
      Mar 23, 2023

      Dishonest & Treacherous

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good pay & some great people with you in the trenches

      Cons

      Horrible management, claim to hire people for their expertise but do nothing but micromanage and question every damn decision. Lied about a layoff. Laid off employees given insultingly awful severance. Uses stock as a carrot to recruit but they take it away when they have a layoff.

      2.0
      Mar 13, 2023

      Beneath the surface, there are fundamental issues

      Account executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great team below leadership level real positive intent to be a good employer Good package and benefits

      Cons

      Leadership are poor at communicating strategy UK side is often forgotten compared to US in all planning and strategy Despite attempts to be a good employer, cultural issues remain

      1.0
      Mar 9, 2023

      Some great people - bad everything else

      Software engineer i
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - I've met a lot of great people at Handshake - Frequent chances to meet co-workers in person

      Cons

      - Crazy boring work - Management thinks the company is more relevant than it actually is. Asif has been quoted as wanting to hire former engineers from Linkedin, but everyone thinks it's a joke because Handshake doesn't pay competitive eng salaries - Low quality control with code. Handshake had to pause new features for two weeks in 2023 because there were so many bugs being reported - Management is catty and constantly talks poorly about other managers/leaders - LOW PAY - Aloof and distant CEO. Garrett didn't even bother showing up to eng week - The company is irresponsible with money. Handshake had layoffs but is still sending out merch, held eng week in SF, and having quarterly org meetups with open bars

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