Calm Reviews

3.2

55% would recommend to a friend

(124 total reviews)

Michael Acton Smith and Alex Tew

Not enough data to show CEO approval

44% positive business outlook

Calm has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 124 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Calm 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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124 reviews
5.0
Jul 30, 2017

Calm is amazing.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

This is an amazing company to work for. The founders have an incredible amount of respect for each other and that strong relationship sets the standard for the employee company culture, which is appreciation, mutual encouragement and being able to voice opinions. The team is amazing. Super smart, respectful and kind. The work itself is incredibly rewarding - there are few jobs out there that have such a profound impact on improving the well being of others. In my own role I really appreciate the opportunity for creativity and innovation. It's an environment where individuals are trusted to work autonomously and entrepreneurially, yet there is also a ton of interdependence and support. Treatment, perks and compensation are very generous.

Cons

Calm is a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment with a big vision, which for me, makes it all the more fulfilling, but for people who like rigid structure and a slow paced environment, Calm may not be a fit.

5.0
Feb 15, 2024
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Pros

We have a transparent leadership team that cares about our people and our success. That leadership team has made some tough decisions to make sure we are set-up to win. The passion of our people inspire our work every day. It took a little while to get here, but we have made great strides in our Calm Business solution analytics and, with the release of Calm Health, we are engaging prospects and customers in a conversation about expanded capabilities to support the wellness of their people. And, there's more to come to enhance the user experience, expand our resources, augment analytics and widen our tools. Add our Workshops offering to the mix--with new bundles and packages--and we have more to sell, and more ways to engage our customers and prospects than we have ever had. Take a look at the content Calm offers. There isn't a better wellness solution content portfolio anywhere. We continue to invest in celebrity sleep stories, add innovative content using AI and are researching new features to keep users engaged regularly to support their resilience and mental fitness. The content team here is crushing it! We've added a few small things to our selling approach and adjusted the alignment of our resources to be more efficient and effective. One example is combining our ADR and SDR roles into a single BDR role. While we are a virtual-first company (office in Palo Alto), Calm leadership promotes bringing our people and our teams together, while scheduling and encouraging virtual get togethers. This has helped our culture restore its balance and thrive. Good benefits. Great support. A killer brand. A unified team. A great place to work! A ridiculously important mission.

Cons

No 401k match available to employees. As we continue to build the B2B business, the pace is fast. The work is rewarding, but we have a lot to do. This isn't for someone who doesn't handle change well and struggle with resilience (we have an app for that!).

1.0
Nov 12, 2019
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Pros

Lots of smart and cool worker bees. The mission in theory is great.

Cons

Who did they pay to write these? I see a lot of planted reviews so it’s time to share a more accurate perspective. The cofounders are egotistical, duplicitous, and think they are smarter than everyone else in the room. They will not share direct feedback with you and will instead talk badly about you behind your back and survey everyone else’s opinions about you as if it was high school again except they are middle-aged men who ought to know better. Better get used to people suddenly disappearing from the company without warning. They want to pretend that they care about elevating people’s well-being but we all know it’s about the money. Ask yourself: Is this the type of leadership you want to work for? It’s very sad to see that the Bay Area was once known for progressive ideals while these days, it’s attracting folks like the cofounders who are repackaging mindfulness for capitalistic gain while treating many of their employees terribly in a passive aggressive manner. The real company motto can be summed up by Galvin Belson’s quote: “I don't want to live in a world where someone else is making the world a better place before we are.” P.S. Love that there is no CEO listed here so there's no way to measure approval rating hmm.

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Calm Response
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Hey There, We are very sad to hear that you had a negative experience at Calm. We have not received this kind of feedback before and it’s incredibly important to us that everyone on the team has a great experience while working here. We take our company culture and employee feedback very seriously and are always open to any improvements we can make. We would love to hear specific examples of things you experienced while working here that led you to feel this way. If you are open to discussing this with us please get in touch with anyone on the leadership team.
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