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Go Local Interactive

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It has continued to go downhill - Software Engineer Go Local Interactive Employee Review

2.0
Jun 15, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Free coffee, great coworkers, somewhat flexible work-from-home schedule.

Cons

I was here for three years and every major decision made by management seemed to backfire. When hired, my department was in its own room, the entire department met daily to discuss what they were working on, people were getting hired, the company was growing, it looked like I made a great decision! A few months in, the room was vacated and transformed into what was intended to be a meeting room for prospective clients but instead became a cavernous room for some internal meetings and a quiet area for maybe 3 or 4 people who actually went over there to work. The department was mixed in with all the others and a few people left over the decision. Then, things were fine for a while, but over the last year have consistently gone downhill. First, the company, which built and maintained Wordpress websites for clients, chose to force the clients off Wordpress and onto a new website template built in-house. Most legacy clients said no thanks and left. Sales team has been making plenty of sales, which I do hope makes plenty of money, but given what has happened this year it doesn’t look like it. There have been multiple rounds of layoffs this year and I was claimed in the latest as of this review. The current company workforce is about half what it was when I started.

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5.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

Good culture and structure where they make it clear what you need to do to be successful

Cons

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1.0
May 28, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Some of the employees are true gems that will help you improve and be a better human.

Cons

I worked here for several years and left with mixed feelings. There are genuinely talented people at this company, but structural and leadership issues held it back in meaningful ways. Direct management was often ineffective and difficult to work with. Compensation increases were consistently underwhelming, and it became clear over time that meaningful pay bumps were reserved for those in favor with leadership, frequently disguised as title changes rather than real advancement. The CEO's fixation on in-office presence over actual results signaled a fundamental distrust of employees and reflected a broader culture that prioritized optics over outcomes. The sales team operated with too little oversight, which created persistent friction with other departments. Go Local has a tendency to reward difficult client behavior rather than address it, which only encouraged more of it. This made not only the day to day, but also evenings for the poor souls who had to manage the fallout. Product development was too heavily influenced by individual client requests rather than a coherent long-term vision. The web department and leadership has a habit of chasing new projects and features before stabilizing what already exists. This spreads the team thin. Low performers were given far too many chances, with some able to coast without consequence for extended periods. This eroded morale for those carrying the weight and sent the wrong message about what was expected.

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