InStride reviews

4.3

79% would recommend to a friend

(68 total reviews)

Craig Maloney

92% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

InStride has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 68 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The InStride employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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68 reviews
1.0
Jan 27, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are the only good thing they have to offer.

Cons

This company dismisses real problems and layers on extensive toxic positivity. They're encouraging us to write overly-positive reviews to "stay listed as one of the Best Places to Work" with specific deadlines. InStride has the most toxic environment I've ever worked in. Don't expect to get promoted at this company. Despite overdelivering on OKRs, the company only promotes those are sipping the toxic positivity kool-aid.

1.0
Jul 17, 2023

Not an employee-focused company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are a lot of wonderful and smart individuals that work here, that truly believe in the mission and want to make a positive impact on the world. Benefits are good, includes unlimited PTO. Pay is not competitive, IMO.

Cons

Depending on what team you’re on, the cons will vary. The sales team in the past has lacked effective leadership, and has had multiple re-organizations in the last couple years to address this. For the BDR role, there is simply no growth, and it was a full time job in and of itself making sure we were paid our commission on time. In general, internal movement within the company is not realistic for 95% of employees. The transfer and promotion processes are not well structured, and are not created to help individuals grow. The recruitment process has improved, but when I was hired on in May 2021, my recruiter told me the wrong salary amount in my initial interview as well as my verbal offer. When the written offer letter was sent over, I questioned the salary amount as it was significantly less than what had been communicated, and turns out, the amount given to me was never correct and the recruiter did not notice until I had brought it up. The list could go on, but in general, this company lacks the ability to take critical feedback (specifically from individual contributors) on how to improve and fails to make individuals feel valued. There is also a SERIOUS lack of diversity in leadership roles that needs to be addressed.

3.0
Jan 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Customer obsessed - Mission-driven - Cultural diversity - Great compensation & benefit packages

Cons

Layoffs have been happening since 2025, and they are dishonest about it. My manager micromanages, and it's a burden more than a positive resource. Very hard to be promoted even when you have the skills and demonstrate capabilities (avg 2/3 years)

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