Workhuman reviews

2.8

41% would recommend to a friend

(438 total reviews)
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Eric Mosley

43% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Workhuman has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 438 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Workhuman employee rating is 23% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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438 reviews
2.0
Jun 28, 2023

Facade of Appearances

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are some really smart people that work here that want to make the product better. There are those that really do have the customer's interest in mind. You can find some great people here that are willing to collaborate with you and try and make your ideas happen.

Cons

There is lots of middle management and red tape you have to work through to get anything done. There are managers within the company that will literally try to block you from bringing ideas to leadership. There are also those that flat-out refuse to do any work. Nepotism runs wild within the company. Hiring and promotions are handed out to those close to leadership. Leadership is way out of touch with the rest of the company. You will sit in a meeting listening to a VP talk about the leadership retreat in Tuscany while you are sitting there trying to figure out how to make a vacation happen on your salary. The recognition tool is not used how it was designed to be. What you find while working here is that it's leadership that tends to get the most recognition moments (points/dollars). It's like watching the rich get richer. One of the biggest disappointments, and this is speaking for the Framingham office, is the lack of diversity. Though the company likes to put people of color all over their marketing ads and have them speak at their events, there is very little black-and-brown representation on the teams here. Internally they believe having a team full of white women, makes them diverse. It's all just optics with this company. They say they care about the human, but it's just marketing. Example. When they laid off employees, they factory reset everyone's personal phone. If you didn't recently back up your phone, you lost all your personal photos, files, and applications. For any thinking about working here, ask yourself if that fits into "working human." Also, look at all the "positive" reviews this company gets. They are all recent with no real information as to why it is great working here. This is because the company literally asks employees to give positive reviews to get a higher rating.

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Workhuman Response
2y
Thank you for your feedback. We wish you all the best in whatever you do next and thank you for your contributions during your time with us.
1.0
Jun 27, 2023

Even the lunches didn't escape

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Colleagues. Flexibility. That's it, that's the list.

Cons

Cutbacks Lunches - soon to be gone. WFH/Hybrid - soon the be gone, if they have a position advertised make sure it's written in your contract. Breakfast options went when lunches were brought in, hope you like porridge, they used to have coco pops.

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Workhuman Response
2y
Thanks for sharing your feedback. While we understand people have been working at home for some time now due to extraordinary circumstances, many of our employees have been coming to the office in a hybrid schedule every week. We will always have a mix of fully remote, fully onsite and hybrid workers but we believe a stronger cohort of hybrid workers is very aligned to our company mission and purpose focusing on the power and positive impact or meaningful human connections. Also just to call out, there are no plans to cancel lunches and cereals remain in supply in the cafe. Thanks for your feedback.
2.0
Jun 26, 2023

Lost its way recently

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great customers Mature product - though competitors are gaining ground Mission worth pursuing

Cons

Lost its way recently - trouble with employee engagement, trust and customer satisfaction Disarray at executive level - chief people officer, chief product officer and chief financial officer all departed recently Internal communications are poor

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Workhuman Response
2y
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We have heard the feedback around transparency and our employees will have seen this in action in how company information is shared across departments. One example is the new format for the all-company updates which has increased transparency and the opportunity for Q&A. The feedback from our humans after our last company update was overwhelmingly positive. People gave us direct, constructive feedback, we listened and made changes. The uncertainty in the tech sector has been a challenging time for many organisations but we are making an effort to learn and improve, two-way dialogue is an important part of that process. Turnover happens at executive level just as it does in other parts of the business, it’s to be expected. Some of the executive team that have joined in the last year (President, CCO) have had made an enormous impact to our organisation and in the case of our recently appointed CHXO, an incredibly positive impact, in a short space of time. If you want to address any specific concerns, please come to your HX Strategy Partner or me directly, in confidence.
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