It's ok depending on who you are - Anonymous employee Bluevine Employee Review

3.0
Aug 14, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I enjoyed the culture of BlueVine. Everyone was open and willing to explain what they were working on. Execs are approachable. There are a lot of smart people here that I've learned a lot from. People are pretty laid back and the company doesn't have the attitude of larger overworked finance companies. The work that I did was interesting and challenging. The location is very close to Caltrain in Redwood City (and we they give free Go Passes). This is convenient for commuting from SF. They've made some strong hires on the exec team in the past 6 months (for HR and Product) who will hopefully make some much needed changes.

Cons

Compensation and benefits are not competitive. Not even comparable other startups let alone big tech companies. Women are underrepresented in management positions and promotions from the rep level to management nearly always go to men. Women are more likely to get half promotions to "team lead" or "senior rep". Our CTO is cautious to a fault and it holds back our technical progress. Also, him being located in Israel while the Product team is in the US makes everything take longer. During my time at BV, HR has been really inconsistent with its policies without regard to how this affects peoples careers. This year they created a rule that promotions can now only happen once a year in December except for "special exceptions" aka people who threaten to quit. BlueVine policies tend to favor the loudest/pushiest men and they are very weak at identifying talent in people who aren't constantly yelling about how talented they are. There’s a team of 20+ people that has never hired even one women. I don't understand why HR doesn’t speak to them about this. Certain members of senior management are given a long leash even if they have inappropriate anger outbursts during work, they seemingly face no consequences. BlueVine is not good at cutting out low performers. There's a lot of dead weight on some teams but only once in a blue moon will someone actually be fired and even those seem to be more political than performance based.

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5.0
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Pros

Catered lunches, insurance benefits, internet stipend

Cons

Not much room for internal growth, I feel as though it’ll take me years to grow. Stuck on night shift, didn’t get my preferred day shift.

4.0
Mar 4, 2026
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Pros

Bluevine offers strong benefits and genuine opportunities for growth. I’ve been able to take on responsibilities beyond my core role and work on initiatives I care about, which has helped me advance my career. When I’ve identified areas for improvement, I’ve been given the chance to help build solutions rather than just point them out. If you’re proactive, there’s real room to innovate, take ownership, and make an impact, which is what startup culture should be about.

Cons

Like many startups, there are growing pains. Processes aren’t always fully built out, and some early team members can be attached to legacy ways of doing things. The environment isn’t for everyone. You have to be comfortable with change and ambiguity. While the benefits are strong overall, I do wish the PTO offering were more generous compared to other tech companies.

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