Is Yelp a good company to work for?

Yelp has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 6,235 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 48% of employees would recommend working at Yelp to a friend and 41% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Yelp have been left by employees working as Community Intern , Recruiter and Engineering Manager .

Does Yelp pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Yelp employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Yelp. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Yelp?

48% of Yelp employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Yelp 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Yelp?

Account Executive (2382) , Senior Account Executive (212) , Software Engineer (183) , Junior Account Executive (132) , Sales Associate (123) , Account Manager (115) , Elite Account Executive (86) , Associate Account Executive (78) , Sales Representative (78) , Customer Success Manager (74) , Sales Manager (74) , Sales (73) , Inside Sales Representative (67) , Elite Account Director (35) , Senior Software Engineer (33)

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

"Great benefits and perfect for highly motivated outbound sellers or people who respond to high energy management." ((in 638 reviews)); "the people there are great and it looks good to have Yelp on your resume." ((in 509 reviews)); "Something that is so great about working here is the culture and investment the managers actually have in your life." ((in 465 reviews)); "Great training and very thorough." ((in 259 reviews)); "Good work life balance and not too busy" ((in 223 reviews))

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

"Low pay and not enough resources" ((in 334 reviews)); "Managers and Directors for the life of theirs do not admit there are better territories to call 2 than others." ((in 307 reviews)); "I don't understand how they expect people to survive off such a low salary." ((in 153 reviews)); "The recruiter is lying when they tell you that you will make commission your first year." ((in 102 reviews)); "Whether you suck or do well, upper management will pull the best and the worst into rooms and threaten their job security just so they know who is boss." ((in 60 reviews))

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What are the top reviewed Yelp locations?

San Francisco , New York , Chicago , Scottsdale , Phoenix , Washington , Los Angeles , Atlanta , San Diego , Houston , Miami , Dallas , Las Vegas , Denver , Tampa , Austin , Orlando , Charlotte , Arizona City , Detroit , Kansas City , Indianapolis , San Jose , Seattle , Boston , Oklahoma City , Orange , Sacramento , South San Francisco , Salt Lake City

Yelp reviews

3.2

48% would recommend to a friend

(5,981 total reviews)

Jeremy Stoppelman

67% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Yelp has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 5,981 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Yelp 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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

4.0

Sep 12, 2012

4 star review on Yelp

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is a young and fun company with tons of cool people and amenities. They take care of their employees and offer food, drinks, games and beer after work if you so choose.

Cons

No real growth opportunities; in account management there is only two options: 1. manager or 2. national accounts (but it's still having the same conversations day in and day out). There are only 5 conversations that you really have with the advertisers and it can get old explaining the same thing seven different ways to the 700 accounts that you are responsible for. People can be petty and immature at times so that can lead to frustrations.

4.0

Sep 10, 2012

Short but I enjoyed it

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun atmosphere Great training Enjoyable people Great product

Cons

Low salary Newbies start with bad territories

3.0

Aug 21, 2012

Fix the way territories are distributed, and you've got a great entry level job

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Great atmosphere (food, drinks, and kegs in the office) -Friendly, outgoing, co-workers - You get what you put in. Work hard and get rewarded - Very transparent, if you're not doing well you know it -Awesome to work for such a well known and (for the most part) respected company -The company atmosphere and great culture is what keeps people in the office -Management started off in the same position as the trainees, so they know what it's like and can easily relate. All the managers and directors are really great and it's nice to see that they love what they do. -Turnover rate is not as high as people would assume. It's not as "boiler room" as expected. -Basically if you're not good at the job, you'll know within a couple months

Cons

-Like many reviews before me have said, the territory you get in training will make or break your career. You must sell a certain amount in your first territory to get a new (better) one. No one gets an AMAZING territory in training, but there is a huge difference between a capital city, and a slow town suburb -One week you could do great, then the next you could do awfull, and the awfull week still completley over shadows the great one and that can be stressful -Since it's cold calling, the work hard and get rewarded statement doesn't always even out. It's a guessing game of who wants to talk to you and when. Also some people can be really rude -You basically sit at a big desk with your co workers, so everyone around you can hear you at all times. That in itself isn't bad because everyone is helpful and encouraging, but when you DO want privacy (or shelter from the loud office) you can't find it -If you don't like cold calling, this isn't for you

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4 star review on Yelp

Short but I enjoyed it

Fix the way territories are distributed, and you've got a great entry level job

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