Once-in-a-lifetime career-defining opportunity - Chief Product Officer (CPO) WHOOP Employee Review

5.0
Oct 17, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

After 20+ years at several startups and larger tech companies, I've seen a lot. WHOOP is a world apart from most of them. Why? (1) The best of the best are employed here. You can be part of a winning team. (2) The company moves a million miles an hour. There's no room for bureaucracy or navel-gazing. We just get stuff done. Fast. (3) We're in hypergrowth. The environment is constantly changing, new people are hired every week, gazillions of new member join every day. It's not for the faint of heart, but is great for those who embrace a challenge and can think a step ahead. (4) Innovation the core of the company. We've built technology the world has never seen before. It's true today and it will be true a decade from now as well.

Cons

There's a flip side to every coin. If you need things stable, this isn't for you. If you want to not think about work before you clock in or after you clock out, this isn't for you. If you don't like to take risks working on new ideas that might fail, this isn't for you. If you don't like having to meet a really high standard for your work every day, this isn't for you.

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WHOOP Response
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Thank you for the thoughtful review. We continue to be impressed by the talent, passion, and commitment of everyone on the team, so thank you for recognizing that here as well. And we couldn't agree more: it's critical to communicate (with context!) to ensure alignment, understanding, and to maintain the fast pace we all operate at.

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