Remitly reviews

3.8

65% would recommend to a friend

(512 total reviews)
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Sebastian Gunningham

64% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Remitly has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 512 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Remitly employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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512 reviews
1.0
Apr 11, 2019

Women and Diverse Employees are leaving the company...

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- A lot of talk during the hiring process meant to draw you in to work at Remitly: inspiring mission, mounts of growth opportunities, responsive leadership.

Cons

- No one deeply cares about the immigrants, the leadership just wants to make money. - Male aggression is welcome and appreciated. Meanwhile, females speaking up for themselves are called "aggressive" and get reprimanded for their style. - A lot of smart people who joined the company in good faith only to have their jobs change as soon as they start, and later became witnesses to the culture of nepotism, opportunities taken away when another friend of a friend gets hired over them.

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Remitly Response
7y
Thank you for your direct feedback. Given that you're an existing team member, I'm saddened by the fact that we've not discussed this together. I'd welcome the opportunity to speak with you about your experience in my capacity as head of our People function. As a senior female leader, your comments below do not resonate with my experience, but that's obviously just my experience and I'd really like to hear yours. I assure you that we DEEPLY care about immigrants, that in our high-growth environment there are many ways to learn and grow, and that we want this to be a place where everyone's voice matters. I'm hosting employee roundtables and am available anytime via 1:1 / email if you would be willing to talk more. I promise to listen openly and work hard to continue improving. I also want to briefly respond to your comment on D&I. This is the first time we've hired a full-time dedicated D&I Director and making that investment is quite unique for a company our size. We are excited for this senior level person to partner with our passionate D&I Guild in building programs and helping drive ongoing systemic change. We want to embed equality even more deeply into our DNA now, so we can scale globally across many cultures as we continue to grow.
1.0
Apr 10, 2019

In need of new management, diversity and logic

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I came here because I loved the mission. I thought that a company who prided itself on delivering promises to immigrants would certainly care about me and my co-workers. The CEO seems to really care about the mission and on first contact seems to care deeply about employees. There are women on the executive team. The workspace is beautiful and bright.

Cons

Most managers, c-suite and execs seems to only care about those at their own level and above. Hardworking, dedicated and loyal employees are routinely overlooked for advancement opportunities, specifically women and minorities. Managers are very comfortable with using you to get the job done and treating you like trash when you dare to advocate for yourself. They talk the talk but don't walk the walk. If you have an issue with management and report it, no one cares. The owners pretend to care, but even when made aware of unfair treatment and bias, turn the other cheek and leave you to deal on your own. The women on the executive team are not allies. They've made it and don't care what happens to you.

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Remitly Response
7y
Thank you for sharing your feedback. Our mission to serve immigrants and their families as they send money back to their home countries is meaningful and many of us here find deep purpose in our work. As a professional and as a woman, it's been exciting to join and make an impact at the company. I'm so sorry to hear that you didn't experience that authenticity, and am very sad that you didn't feel heard. I genuinely care, have been reading our exit interviews, and if you're open to it, would welcome the opportunity to listen further so we can continue to improve based on your experience.
5.0
Apr 9, 2019

Risk Team Leader

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Pros

One of the best places I have ever worked with.

Cons

Lack of conviction when they say that they listen to feedback.

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