Great People, Very Uncertain Future - Anonymous employee PlanetScale Employee Review

3.0
May 21, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There are some of the brightest database minds on board. Diversity is good in terms of men & women... Pay can be pretty competitive.

Cons

Leadership frequently tries to provide confidence that the company is in a good position in spite of several layoffs within the last year. Sales & Engineering teams are not well coordinated which causes overpromising and disappointment for many customers. Sales pressure is important but when a customer ends disappointed the blame is shifted to employees, not the leadership who approved said changes. Company does not support pursuing certifications or other forms of higher education while employed. Diversity is not great outside of that but this is not a major negative since the company is still pretty small and distributed. Hopefully this improves in the future. Healthcare benefits are Okay for the industry but there are much better options out there.

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5.0
Aug 29, 2024
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Pros

There are so many interesting things to solve in the database space, and at PlanetScale, I'm solving them with incredibly intelligent, genuine, and hardworking people! Work life balance is also great.

Cons

Not many cons, if at all. Space can be technically challenging, so recommend you do research ahead of time.

2.0
Sep 24, 2024
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Pros

Good product market fit. Clear ICP

Cons

Low margins due to cost / timeline to onboard new customers Layoffs multiple times

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