Good product, bad culture - Anonymous employee Blend Employee Review

2.0
Jun 24, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Free lunch and dinner - Paid medical benefits - Office is very close to BART station

Cons

- Non-collaborative and disrespectful culture - lots of favoritism: it’s not about what you know, but who you know - too many “superstars” who think they can do whatever they want and often with management blessing - managers’ favorites can ask for unrealistic expectation and if you don’t commit, you will be blamed for “slowing down the business” - some managers have a “my way or the highway” attitude All of these contributed to the high number of employees’ departure since the company inception, including 4 executives leaving the company within a span of 2 weeks.

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Blend Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re glad to hear you’ve had positive experiences with the team and supportive managers. We recognize that fast-paced growth can create challenges, and we’re committed to improving organization and stability as we continue to evolve.
1.0
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Pros

Remote work is really the only pro that this company has left.

Cons

I have had the pleasure of working for Blend for multiple years and have witnessed a shift in their priorities from employee-wellbeing to profit. Upper management will take your resources to do your job, replace them with cheaper products, and then complain about your performance. You’d be lucky to be one of the ones who makes it past one of their many layoffs as well. You will put your blood, sweat, and tears into this job and will not be rewarded. Measly raises and unfair pay is a huge issue as well, putting employer morale so low. People are paid below half of their market value and expected to keep their heads above water.

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