The haves and the have nots - CX Gusto Employee Review

1.0
Dec 18, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Employment and sub-par health insurance (for now)

Cons

This company puts a stark divide between the exempt and non-exempt employees. To say that the non-exempt employees are treated like second class citizens is generous. With the recent take over of Guideline, we are told that the changes aren't going to be significant but the metrics have shot up while they try to ram AI down our throats. Because of the plan changes we have more angry callers than ever to add on top of the expected busy season volume. No time to break during the day with 30 minute lunch breaks now. PTO? Good luck with that especially after they reneged on the promise that they'd honor any PTO requests through the end of the year. The biggest con is knowing that they will lay off a good portion of the CX team after April. Why hire and onboard dozens of new CX on the day of the acquisition and pay at a rates at least $15 per hour less than anyone who came over from Guideline. It's insulting the rates that they pay in the NYC and Bay Areas. It's written clear as day but kept under hush so now its the hunger games of metrics to "try" to survive what's coming but in the end it won't matter if you've peer trained your replacements and they've 50-75% your salary

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5.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Smart and friendly coworkers. Excellent team culture

Cons

Tunnel visions on AI a bit too much

2.0
May 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The product is genuinely good, too bad the same can’t be said for how they treat the people who sell it.

Cons

Leadership talks a big game about people-first culture but the reality doesn’t match. The Chicago office expansion felt like a poorly thought-out experiment, new hires were brought on without a clear long-term commitment, and layoffs came without warning, leaving people blindsided. Crossing a billion dollars in revenue and still cutting employees sends a clear message about where workers rank on the priority list. Remote work flexibility is also a glaring weakness. For a company selling HR software to modern businesses, their internal stance on where employees can work is surprisingly rigid and hypocritical. The “flexibility” messaging is mostly optics. The broader concern is the AI roadmap. The automation push feels less like an innovation strategy and more like a slow wind-down of the workforce. Employees aren’t blind to it, it creates anxiety and erodes trust. The culture of transparency they promote externally is largely a facade internally.

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