Handshake reviews

3.1

43% would recommend to a friend

(290 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 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
2.0
Sep 30, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Benefits are good - Fairly compensated - Diverse-ish teams - Remote options, never forced teams back into office -Growth opportunities available

Cons

-Structure is an entire crap show. Especially communication -Lie/omit information during the interview process. I asked about how much time is spent in meetings on average and my manager lied and said 3 hours. On average I am in meetings 7 - 22hrs a week -You will be on call and sometimes in multiple rotations. Another piece of info they will intentionally omit during interviews. So if you had a life, kiss that goodbye. Handshake is your life now. -Way too many cooks in the kitchen -Some companies promote asking for forgiveness instead of permission. This isn't one. You need to talk to about 3 - 10 people before you can do anything and if you try to just push something up that's seemingly harmless/low risk you will still be "yelled at" for doing that in public. -Overly competitive culture -Not inclusive even though it's diverse, and the privilege shows

5.0
Sep 19, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Diverse, family oriented, great benefits, competitive, salary. For the first time I feel valued at a company. They recognize people for their hard work and keep a positive attitude. Management are some of the kindest, most approachable fun people I've had the pleasure to work with. So thankful to be here!

Cons

lots of changing priorities, but that's true of any fast growing tech company

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