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
3.0
Jul 28, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits were wonderful and I was paid well. Probably why the expectations were set where they were. Don't get me wrong, it's not completely unreasonable to ask for what I was being offered, but it just caught up with me after two years. They give you access to their App and there's a lot of really great people and opportunities to learn. I can't say enough about the people in the organization. They had an energy to their culture and there's a lot of good to believe in - if you can hold out for it. Keep your head down and do the work. It's not a bad company to work for - but it does require a certain type of person.

Cons

I was recently laid off from the company after a second round of layoffs. I'm still disappointed and hurt from it. I get it, it's a business, they have to make money. I worked for the company for two years under another mental health company - there was constantly change and a lot of pressure for meeting productivity and engaging in what they termed, "measurement based care." The company uses a lot of data and they know what you are doing and how you are performing. If you perform well under pressure, you can handle it, but it will take a toll, or at least it did for me. The company culture preaches self-care and mental health, but as a therapist providing 25-30 sessions a week, I always felt like I was under water.

3.0
Apr 7, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some very passionate, smart people in many departments throughout the company Competitive salaries Very generous benefits (amazing healthcare plan, 401k match, and mental health days) Company’s culture is to try to help employees Mission driven, lofty goals

Cons

Changes in executive leadership, with at least three CEOs, four heads of HR/People, four heads of Engineering, and three heads of Sales during as many years Former CEO hired continuous waves of friends and family regardless of optics or whether they were an appropriate fit to lead in a growing wellness startup Lack of transparency in addressing employee concerns and questions about strategy, spending, career pathing for employees, or company equity Employees need a break, mental health days aren’t effective if the same amount of work just needs to be completed in fewer days

1.0
Oct 29, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The snacks/lunch, but that's over because we're remote

Cons

Massively incompetent management, sinking ship

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Headspace Response
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First and foremost, we truly appreciate this feedback. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. Our hope and intent is that every member of Team Headspace has a safe space to share their feedback with their direct leadership (or our HR team) as a means for us to better understand others' experience and remedy concerns and challenges as our organization continues to grow. In relation to some of the sentiments you shared, I wanted to highlight some key actions that are being taken to effect change -- Following our most recent employee survey, the team's feedback highlighted 3 key areas for improvement - Performance Evaluation, Communication & Decision Making. To address those areas, we've identified actions and are holding ourselves accountable to them in the hope that we can support better ways of working here. We will also conduct a follow-up survey to gauge our progress here in the coming months. Additionally, with our inaugural DEI Learning Program now up and running, plus the addition of our Senior Manager of Talent Development - we now have the capacity to extend our people development reach; through the continuation of our DEI Learning journey, launch of our People Leader Program, re-imagination of our Performance Optimization & Evaluation process, and broadened employee programming & eLearning. So please know that we take your sentiments to heart, and these areas are is something we've identified and are actively working on creating lasting change. Thank you again for your feedback and the opportunity it creates for us to learn and get better. Yours - Simon Perry Head of Talent, Learning + Development | People + Places
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