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HarbourVest Partners, LLC

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HarbourVest Partners, LLC reviews

3.8

65% would recommend to a friend

(169 total reviews)
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John Toomey

81% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

HarbourVest Partners, LLC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 169 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HarbourVest Partners, LLC employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

169 reviews
1.0
Jan 24, 2017

Toxic and Unstable *AVOID*

Technology
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Boston office is in a great location, near public transportation. Compensation and benefits can be competitive.

Cons

Harbourvest promotes a Hostile and outright TOXIC work environment! Managers verbally abuse / berate their employees regularly. You will not be treated with respect and you will quickly realize all of your peers are miserable. Harbourvest has a very old school atmosphere and their policies have not kept up with the times, do not expect any telecommuting or flex-time. Some members of the leadership team and HR are aware of these issues but there is too much infighting among the MD's preventing anything from actually changing.

4.0
Nov 17, 2016

Good role that could be improved by senior management being in unison / agreement more often

Associate
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good relative compensation, significant responsibility regarding investments and due diligence material, active investor, significant face time with senior private equity professionals

Cons

Minimal room for advancement, not a very involved culture, senior management not always on the same page regarding opinion or work flow

4.0
Nov 17, 2016

Great company, but could be better

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

+Collegial culture; people were generally of high caliber. Some teams had especially talented, motivated people who were also good team players. +Decent work/life balance. Weekend working was only rarely required. +Great compensation. +Has some fast-growing business lines (especially internationally), which provides opportunity for individuals who want to rise faster and take on more responsibility.

Cons

-A lot of time spent in meetings. -Overall business strategy was unclear. -Perhaps the culture was 'too nice', somewhat slow-moving. -No 360 reviews. No avenue to provide feedback (especially constructive) on your superiors. -Mid- and entry- level people generally saw the work as 'just a job'; little 'ownership' attitude except for the senior-most ranks of the firm. As a result, a significant amount of paper-pushing and 'CYA' tactics across most teams. -Significant staff turnover implies morale and advancement issues, but this is widespread across the industry.

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