Hootsuite Reviews

Cons

Not sure about the negatives yet

Cons

Unfortunately there are a lot of problems in the organization. I get the sense that 4-5 years ago it was an awesome place to work and really grow your career, which is why I was so excited to work at Hootsuite. I wanted to learn and grow with the company. However, there are major issues:

- Low Pay. Everyone says it, but these days for Vancouver, it's really, really low. This demonstrates a lack of recognition of what's happening in the market place.

- Lack of career growth. There are many people that have grown up with the company and experienced great opportunities. If you came on board in the last couple of years, it's been non existent. There's no standardization or documentation for career goals, promotions, training, etc. You are left treading water, wondering how you are performing and what you can improve on.

- Bro culture. If you had said to me that this was an issue at Hootsuite when I first got hired, I wouldn't have believed it. Until I saw it in action. Working there felt like a popularity contest. I was told by my manager that I needed to become friends with certain individuals if I had any hope of progressing - unfortunately the caliber of my work simply wasn't going to be enough. I have never experienced this attitude in the workplace before.

- Volatile environment. Key people would just disappear. People would leave and would not be replaced.

There was a common complaint from leadership about how difficult it was to find good talent in Vancouver, yet the company allows very talented people to walk out the door everyday. It's very expensive to keep recruiting and replacing employees.

Cons

Can be chaotic. Lots of old timer slackers-- butt kissers. Leaders in marketing and sales have no clue. HR is none existent.

Cons

The whole premise of Hootsuite is great. There's all the pro's I listed above, but those perks don't play into your day-to-day there when you have to deal with everything else. First off, your pay is below industry by a lot (I was making at least 5k less than my peers). Secondly leadership and management are awful. You see people axed and laid off, there's a kool-aid culture where you can't say anything bad about the company, and in ESPECIALLY the sales team, every time we fail to reach a target as a whole, there's an organizational witch hunt to find out the reason why, and there's a strategy switch. I'd say our strategy changed every other quarter. It was exhausting, especially with sales cycle that were this long. I didn't see myself advancing and I disagreed with the frequent changes there were. Hootsuite isn't a start-up anymore and their leaders have to stop acting like it is. Everytime there is an impromptu switch from the leaders, we the employees are left scratching our heads with all the processes and other things that need to be changed. At the end of the day, those perks/pro's listed above are great but when you're really trying to build your career and establish yourself in tech, it's not the best place to learn and grow.

Cons

Salary was lower than expected

Cons

typical low vancouver wages, a bit rudderless

Cons

Salary lower than industry average
Poor diversity and inclusion 'efforts' that are never followed through on
There are a lot of promised growth opportunities that are never followed through with
Management is not aligned, even within each department
Overworking is praised and encouraged
The executive team is distant to the point that they don't even know what half the employees are working on
Certain teams (especially customer support) are treated as "less than" by the rest of the company
"CEO-worship" is a thing.

Cons

A lot of tech debt

Cons

Lack of Executive vision and direction

Cons

-lower salaries
-loud and distracting workplace