Headspace reviews

2.5

29% would recommend to a friend

(381 total reviews)
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Tom Pickett

17% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

Headspace has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 381 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Headspace employee rating is 35% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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381 reviews
5.0
Jan 18, 2021

WFH friendly

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company tries to instill a fair balance and encourages PTO when needed.

Cons

Our turnover rate is high, we are constantly loosing very talented people.

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Headspace Response
5y
We really appreciate you taking the time out to share your highlights and our opportunities. As we continue to scale the business, there will be specialist talent that we'll need to hire that we may not already have within the org - acquiring new and diverse talent will be critical to our continued growth and success. We're excited to say that there have been, and will be continued opportunities to grow from within - an average of 10% of the new roles we opened in 2020 were filled thru Internal Mobility, this increased to 13% in Q1 of this year (this does not include # of promotions, lateral role changes - or increased roles & responsibilities). Please feel free to reach out to me, Rick or our People Business Partners anytime if we can help share more of the data and insights here with you, or if there's with any additional feedback you'd like to share. Here to help! Many thanks again! SP Simon Perry Senior Director, People Operations + Places
4.0
Jan 6, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Best people I've ever worked with. Mission driven like no other.

Cons

Too much happening at once.

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Headspace Response
5y
Thank you for taking the time out to write this review - It's great to hear from you. Excited to hear what's working for you, and really appreciative of all constructive feedback from you and our team about what/where we can do better. 'Ruthless prioritization' is an ongoing focus for executive, functional & people leadership across the business, so this is a fair and accurate callout. Please continue to keep us honest around how we can avoid too much happening at once - and what we need to say 'no' to in order to stay aligned and focused on our most critical priorities. Thank you again for caring, and sharing this feedback Simon Perry Head of Talent, Learning + Development | People + Places
1.0
Oct 30, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

WFH flexibility; medical benefits; MINDdays where you don't work every other week

Cons

incredibly racist, sexist, homophobic culture; internal politics; poor management; a lot of frail egos; poor decision-making and indecisiveness; I lost hope in the company's direction amidst all the changes; work here if you want to settle or be underpaid

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Headspace Response
5y
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We're really saddened to hear this was your experience, as it is the opposite of what we are striving to create for our people. First and foremost over the last 6 months specifically, we’ve been actively listening to our people - taking steps to unlearn systematically racist societal tendencies and unconscious biases, and continuing to educate ourselves on how to support communities that most need it and amplify diverse voices and organizations standing against racial injustice. We launched a 3-part DEI Learning series internally to address the structural aspects of racism as well as the dangerous implicit bias in many of us, and we’re implementing policies internally to ensure that members of our Headspace team are supported and have the time and space they need to process, heal and take care of themselves and their families during this difficult time. These are much needed first steps, and Headspace is committed to ensuring that our actions don't end there. Our Diversity Advisory Council will continue to keep us accountable and ensure that our sense of urgency in this area won’t fade as time passes. There’s a lot of work that still needs to be done, and while we know we don’t have all the answers, we’re committed to learning, contributing to the conversation, and taking action to spur positive change. We’ve also brought onboard a Creative Diversity Director and a Director of DEI, both of whom will be 100% dedicated to building inclusivity into our content development process and in our workforce -- ensuring that we hire, collaborate with and create an equitable, inclusive environment for a wide range of people and perspectives. We’re working on a more inclusive content plan (with offerings in-app and on our social platforms) that better reflect the current environment and support the needs of our diverse member base. We're conscious you've recently moved on from Headspace, but if you'd like to chat 1-on-1 to discuss your concerns in greater detail, please know you're always welcomed to come speak with me (or another member of our People Leadership team) confidentially - please feel free to reach out anytime. We take your feedback to heart, and really appreciate you sharing this with us so we can work on doing better. Yours - Simon Perry Head of Talent, Learning + Development | People & Places
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