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
Dec 10, 2023

Please do better caring for your own

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Pros

- PTO - Every other Friday off - Remote (Exceptions to some states)

Cons

Experiencing stress is inevitable in any business, and Headspace is no exception. Lately, both mine and my colleagues' resilience has been severely tested due to persistent inconsistencies at both the company and department levels. The decrease in benefits, the rise in healthcare plans, and a mid-year change in the pay schedule, resulting in a smaller monthly payout, make it exceedingly challenging to rely solely on 'the mission' for motivation. Isn't there a saying? You can't pour from an empty glass? I genuinely feel like that empty glass. Despite having every other Friday off for rejuvenation, it's tough to resist logging in and pushing through work, especially with looming deadlines and diminishing teams. Let me add, I recently sought therapy to cope with the overwhelming stress. The irony isn't lost on me. It underscores a deeper issue of burnout and a sense of lacking support within the organization.

2.0
Nov 15, 2019

Warning: Don’t let the noble mission fool you

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- There are a lot of brilliant, mission-driven employees who truly care about Headspace’s mission - Delicious catered lunch almost daily - Generous work from home and PTO policies (that’s sadly abused by many)

Cons

- Clueless executive team that constantly shifts the strategic goals and priorities for the company - Stalled innovation for core product; desperately seeking to but can’t seem to match the innovation coming Calm and other competitors - Eng department is losing critical engineers and it’s reflected in quality of the product - Full of inexperienced and truly toxic managers who either drive people away with with their incompetencies or push our folks they deem threats - Shady HR practices - There is an alarming lack of diversity in management positions

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Headspace Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to give your feedback. We're currently in the process of an internal GLINT engagement survey which directly asks employees about the majority of the topics you mention above. I urge you to take the survey, if you haven't already, and to ask your team mates to do the same as it's only with consistent data we can affect change. I'm 100\% committed to ensuring that feedback like this is the exception and not the rule and if you'd like to speak with me in confidence I'd be very happy to take a walk with you.Louisa CartwrightVP People
1.0
Oct 3, 2019
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Pros

free lunch stocked kitchen smart people with decorated backgrounds working here events

Cons

shady, untrustworthy managers blame culture lots of backstabbers here company mission a lie office full of zombies carrying out the dream of a guy who took from a culture something that he could monetize - perfect by-product of colonialism office is full of employees who are scurrying to find another job somewhere else i have seen a handful of people leave after less than a month of working at the office

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Headspace Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to share your candid feedback. Fast growth companies come with challenges and, although I can't relate to what you mention above, it deeply saddens me that this was your experience at Headspace. We're continuously working to enhance and evolve how we grow, support and scale our people & our business to bring Health and Happiness to the world through our mission and our day to day actions. If you would like to reach out to me, please do, I welcome a conversation in order to learn more from your experience. VP People Lou Cartwright
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