Good place to work, but paid less than market rate - Product Designer SurveyMonkey Employee Review

4.0
Nov 4, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

- Great benefits - Flexible work hours - No meeting Fridays - 'Kind' culture - Some amazing, smart and supportive colleagues - Lots of ownership & accountability An overall amazing place to be if you are looking to work in a calm, flexible environment and do not value leading, or improving the product.

Cons

- Leadership and constant pivoting of strategy - Quick fixes rather than long term visions - Design does not have an equal voice & does not hold a seat in horizon (C-suite) - Boring product. Selling the same offering in different ways and calling them a portfolio of products. - Mostly sales focused positioning without much product development to support the claims. Multi-user products are NOT products, just marketed as such. - Real growth pains to evolve as an org and an enterprise product - Limited career advancement & opportunities

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5.0
May 14, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent culture and excellent people. Everyone is truly nice and curious.

Cons

Slow growth, hard to get promoted, salary is not competitive

5.0
May 1, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The company culture at SurveyMonkey is really special. Curiosity and risk-taking is encouraged, and people are free to be their authentic selves at work. If there are faults, it's that we are too nice and collaborate too much that it sometimes slows down decisions. People are genuinely passionate about building, marketing, and servicing a great product & experience for our customers. Upward mobility is real for those who work towards it - SurveyMonkey likes to promote from within, and I've been able to grow my own career from IC into a leadership position here. Benefits are great too. I've had 2 babies while working here and felt fortunate to have the 16 week parental leave and $20k towards fertility/doula services. Flexible hybrid remote/in-office. Favors pacific time zone.

Cons

The PE-owned chapter at the company has been one of consolidation and cost-cutting. It forces focus, but has meant we've had to say goodbye to a lot of talented teammates.

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