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
Sep 2, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Everyone believes in the mission and People are willing to help one another. You can move quickly with no blockers. It is actually encouraged to move fast and iterate as you go. Don't worry about things being perfect the first time.

Cons

There are some people who have worked there for many years who need to accept the changes that happen when a company like Headspace starts to scale. People specialize and new people join. It makes everyone better.

1.0
Jul 28, 2017

Bipolar-ness of the reviews here are reflective of the company's status

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The people at the company are very nice. Also, the benefits and perks are great. They do their best create a Silicon Valley work environment in LA.

Cons

I think the bipolar-ness of the reviews here are reflective of the company's status. When you're brought on, everything is wonderful, and the company seems to be in great shape. However, it won't be soon until you notice that under the beautiful office and work culture, there is CHAOS. Some degree of chaos is expected at a start-up, but the issue at Headspace is that NOTHING GETS FIXED. It's either ignored or covered up by upper management. Many times, issues are covered up by one or two ways: 1) People are let go/fired, and not in the best taste either. Start-ups, including Headspace, are ruthless when it comes to letting people go, but it's extra disappointing for a company that promotes kindness. It also creates anxiety within the office. 2) We hire someone from a big name company to provide us ease that they'll fix our problems. It's probably costing the company so much money to bring these people on. No wonder we need to let other hard-working people go. Also, another reason for the bipolar-ness of the reviews may because you're asked to review the company once you get a job offer. In my opinion, that's bad taste as well. Who in their right mind would write a honest review at that point??

3.0
Jun 22, 2017

Hired then fired

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Nice work space Nice people Start up vibe

Cons

No Development Senior Management seems chaotic Seems like new investors are taking charge now - changing company ethos

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