Does Headspace pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Headspace employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Headspace. This rating has decreased by 12% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Headspace?

29% of Headspace employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Headspace 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 2.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Headspace?

Therapist (43) , Coach (13) , Senior Software Engineer (11) , Behavioral Health Coach (9) , Software Engineer (9) , Mental Health Coach (8) , Remote Mental Health Coach (7) , Sales (7) , Health Coach (6) , Mental Health Clinician (6) , Anonymous (5) , Marketing (5) , Account Executive (4) , Engineer (4) , Manager (4)

What are the pros of working at Headspace according to real employee reviews?

"Great people at the company" ((in 43 reviews)); "Great benefits with every other Friday off." ((in 37 reviews)); "Great culture and values driven work" ((in 34 reviews)); "Great work life balance" ((in 22 reviews)); "talented team" ((in 20 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Headspace according to real employee reviews?

"management has issues and company experienced multiple layoffs over one year" ((in 21 reviews)); "It's either ignored or covered up by upper management." ((in 11 reviews)); "Poor communication from senior leaders about what the goals are Poor planning overall around OKRs." ((in 11 reviews)); "Clinical side of the house is not valued Inexperienced Managers" ((in 10 reviews)); "The 4.5 day workweeks are gone and the CEO just announced RTO with no clear justification." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Headspace layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Headspace layoffs and their outlook for job security at Headspace in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Headspace locations?

Santa Monica , Los Angeles , San Francisco , New York , Denver , Phoenix , California City , Seattle , Tampa , Atlanta , Chicago , Washington , Charlotte , Austin , Huntsville , Hampton , Virginia Beach , Hamburg , Rochester , Madison , Bozeman , Saco , Dallas , Texas City , Honolulu , Philadelphia , Cincinnati , Fresno , Santa Clara , Santa Barbara

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Headspace reviews

2.5

29% would recommend to a friend

(381 total reviews)

Tom Pickett

17% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.8

Diversity & inclusion

2.6

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Culture & values

2.2

Career opportunities

2.0

Senior management

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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Reviews by job title

381 reviews

1.0

Feb 26, 2025

Sinking ship

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people. My mentors at Headspace were some of the best engineers I've worked with in my career.

Cons

This used to be a company that cared about the mental health of its employees. That ended when the board hired a CEO from Doordash, of all places. Multiple rounds of layoffs (including laying off people who were out on parental leave), halting employer contributions to 401ks, taking away Fridays off, cutting Forma benefits, dismantling DEI initiatives, on top of no promotions or compensation raises - not even to keep up with inflation - all resulted in a severely demotivated and understaffed workforce.

2.0

Jul 3, 2023

Just a number

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are very competitive and even though they cut them down in December they are still the best perks and benefits. There is also a very good internal L&D team.

Cons

- You’re just a number. After the Ginger / Headspace merge the focus shifted to an extreme need for “profitability” which makes sense as a business, it was just disappointing because as a mental health company you should be held to a higher standard. I wouldn’t recommend anyone joining. The last round of layoffs they did the absolute bare minimum legally required and it felt disturbing as a mental health company they just don’t care but do a good job of pretending they do. - The compensation practices are all over the place. - They have good perks like every other Friday off but you need to use that day to decompress and recover from being worked to the bone all the other days

1.0

Mar 14, 2022

Was a great brand and company....

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get every other Friday "off" but you are probably so buried you won't actually get it "off"

Cons

Headspace was once magical today, it is not. It lacks leadership, vision and monetary rewards.

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