Gaslighting indeed - Anonymous employee BetterUp Employee Review

2.0
Nov 29, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Unlimited coaching for yourself and a +1 is a really nice benefit. Many of my co-workers are awesome people that I like working with. Having a company-wide week long summer and winter break makes for a great time to decompress without feeling like you are missing something.

Cons

Leadership is all over the place. There is an incredible lack of consistency in vision and execution from the top. It's just thought leadership vomit. Leading by slogan that somebody read from some famous founder in a tweet. e.g. "hard is our moat", "feedback is a gift", etc. Everything will change month to month or quarter to quarter. There is no real sense of how to actually organize and operate the company or prioritize and resource projects. Anything that requires cross-functional work is a mess. You'll operate in this environment and then be evaluated on ambiguous "values" and "high impact behaviors". This is where the gaslighting comes in. Maybe you didn't "do less and deliver more" or exhibit "extreme ownership". There will never be acknowledgement that you weren't put in a good position to succeed. You just need to "get comfortable with being uncomfortable". Very sad bottom line quote I heard from a co-worker: "I've never worked somewhere that made me feel so bad about myself". That's pretty damning from an employee of a company selling "clarity, purpose and passion".

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5.0
Apr 10, 2026
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Pros

High achieving (but friendly, collaborative) environment, great for driven professionals looking to uplevel their skills and career, flexible work schedule allows me to prioritize school pick ups and personal life, company wide summer and winter breaks every year plus "inner work" days off and volunteer days, career opportunities for advancement (at least in my dept.), You'll work with some of the most capable, driven, kind individuals. I've been here for 3+ years and have no intention to leave, I like the work I do and the team I work with.

Cons

High achieving, high performance culture isn't for everyone (clearly). If you're looking to coast, this is not the place for you. There are pockets in the org with bad managers or poor leaders, and I agree they should be weeded out ASAP because they're clearly bringing down the majority of the org which is filled with decent people who want to do the right thing and do good work. I wish they had a 401k match.

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5.0
Jun 10, 2026
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Pros

Nearly 8 years in, and the work still pulls me forward. What keeps me at BetterUp is that the problems are genuinely hard and genuinely worth solving. I came from engineering, so I'm wired to care about infrastructure, not just features, and this is one of the rare places where you can build something foundational and actually see it move metrics, clear escalations, and unblock a whole go-to-market motion. The mission isn't decorative here. I can feel the thread between the work and the outcome. BetterUp also trusts you to figure things out across lanes. I've written SQL, prototyped with AI tools, facilitated workshops, and co-designed vendor strategy, all as a PM, because the culture doesn't penalize curiosity or reaching into adjacent territory. And honestly, some of my closest friendships came out of this place. The people I work with, on engineering, on cross-functional teams, and in peer mentorship, are people I genuinely learn from and, in some cases, people I can't imagine not having in my life. That combination of meaningful infrastructure work, real trust, and people who challenge you and become your people is not easy to find. The benefits span beyond general work-life-balance, if you're curious about something, there's always an open door to learn and contribute. As a woman in tech, I cherish the fact that our colleagues listen to women, and our insight is taken into account instead of just ignored. It's nice to feel safe at work, able to speak your mind freely.

Cons

If you want a boring job, this is not the place for you.

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