Awesome Company with Great Future - Anonymous employee Waystar Employee Review

5.0
Aug 11, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Awesome people who seem to really care about what they do; have had great experiences working with all people/departments I've interacted with. The company has acquired several companies over the years and are on a growth trajectory to go public some day, I'm sure. The company is financially-stable and surpassing aggressive sales goals left and right...very strong future outlook. There is a lot of opportunity to learn here and be part of projects, such as the integration management team (acquisitions), that will expand your skillset and experience. There is a good mix of long-time talent here mixed with newer talent. The company is very open to helping you achieve what you want to achieve in your career, try new roles, and stay with them long term. The best onboarding experience I've had. I've only had one other compare in my 17+ years of work experience. Great perks/benefits and competitive salary. Every employee at the companies Waystar has acquired has a spot/place.

Cons

The company is growing through acquisitions, which shows a little in some processes that need to be ironed out a bit more as companies have integrated into Waystar. But, not something that can't be overcome! The only other thing I feel they can be more competitive with is PTO for under-Director level...I feel everyone should have the same level of PTO offered, no matter the level as I've found that people do not abuse the privilege but rather just cements them here longer as they love the benefits.

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Cons

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Pros

Strong in office culture, catered lunch weekly Meaningful work, interesting problems Many opportunities for growth Better gender diversity than other engineering orgs Great teamworking, many opportunities to make real impact. Opportunities for recognition Quarterly on-sites which could promote remote employee inclusion (if they actually showed up)

Cons

Intense on-call rotations, every 2-5 weeks depending on team. No additional compensation for on-call work even if team is smaller and rotations are more frequent. Legacy tech stack, little focus on tech debt as clients are king. Overworked SRE team so devs own as much of infrastructure as they can. Re orgs almost every year, usually more confusing than helpful from an individual contributor level Alcohol heavy culture. Explicitly, not a great place to be if you have a strained relationship with drinking. Product dept had some star team members but a few PMs were unengaged, lacking knowledge, and difficult to interact with Pay was not competitive. Leadership has varying levels of engagement in / knowledge of the work and varying levels of respect for work-life balance. Very young leadership team. Junior to senior ratio > 2. Co-ops can get more attention and exposure than some new hires. Mission has shifted from a focus on patient satisfaction to a focus on profits for providers. Remote employees given food/lodging during onsites, but local employees not compensated. All new hires expected to be local which limits talent pool, espc for senior engineers.

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Thank you for taking the time to share such a detailed reflection on your experience at Waystar. We appreciate your feedback and are glad to hear that our culture, meaningful work, and opportunities for growth and recognition made a positive impact. We also value the collaboration across teams and our focus on inclusion. As Waystar scales, feedback like this helps us identify where we can improve. We recognize the importance of supporting sustainable workloads, providing clarity during organizational changes, and driving consistent leadership engagement across teams. We also focus on advancing our technology, strengthening cross-functional partnership, and enhancing our total rewards approach to meet the needs of our team members. We want to be clear that Waystar is not, nor do we aspire to be, an environment centered around alcohol. We focus on building a professional, inclusive, and balanced culture where employees can connect in ways that are comfortable for everyone. From time to time, we host optional social events (as many organizations do), but we’re intentional about offering a variety of ways for employees to engage - both with and without alcohol. We’re always working to improve, and we appreciate perspectives that help ensure our culture reflects who we strive to be. We appreciate you sharing your perspective. Your feedback helps us build a more balanced and supportive experience for all team members. If you’d like to discuss this further, please reach out to peopleteam@waystar.com.
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