Top Hat Reviews

Pros

* With Top Hat's past growth and future ambitions, we get to help thousands of professors and their students. Hearing customers talk about the work they've been able to do using Top Hat is so motivating. * Amazing colleagues - Top Hat hires incredibly smart, driven and caring people * Career growth: I started as an individual contributor and have had tremendous opportunity to learn and grow in my years at Top Hat. There are plenty of challenges to tackle, and lots of opportunities for those who work hard. * Recently introduced parental leave benefits for tenured Top Hatters shows a willingness to invest in and support employees who have stuck with the company

Cons

* Focus: as an ambitious company with big goals, we're good at pivoting and responding, but the flip side is that we're not always great at prioritizing fewer things and focusing on them. * This environment is not for people looking to pass the time in a 9-to-5. You'll get to work alongside hard-working, motivated colleagues but there is LOTS to get done. * Change is a constant. That can be really exciting (I've never had the chance to be bored here!) but can also be unsettling at times.

Pros

There is a lot of opportunity for growth here if you perform well against your sales targets. New roles open up regularly and the company likes to promote from within its ranks. The product is interesting and you get to deal with lots of unique customers.

Cons

All that being said, the sales targets can be challenging to hit. It can be a stressful environment if you're behind your number so you have to be resilient.

Pros

1. Top Hat is a great company to work for because of the excellent people. You will be constantly surrounded by smart and ambitious people who care deeply about feedback and their customers. 2. You will be in for a thrill. Working at a scaleup is risky and exciting. You literally are making a dent in higher ed, despite the challenges of scaling a company. 3. You learn a lot. Unlike in other companies, the opportunities to participate, volunteer, and learn from experience are plentiful. All you have to do, is raise your hand.

Cons

1. It's a fast-moving company with a lot of changes. If this is not what you are looking for, you will not be happy here. 2. We are a technology-first company, but may have a reputation as a publisher. We look for tech enthusiasts. 3. We have a negative reputation out there. We made mistakes, we know it, we own up to it. We will do better.

Pros

- The level of the talent and intelligence from the contributors around me - The opportunities for advancement cross-functionally or otherwise - The transparency and communication of company achievement at weekly all hands - The company's commitment to making employees' voices heard in NPS surveys, and Q&As - Stellar recruitment function, very responsive to the needs of the hire and of the internal team

Cons

- The fast-paced nature is very demanding, things often change quickly and we need to react quickly as well. "Build the plane while you fly it" attitude to pivoting. - Some internal silos, especially in remote work environment

Pros

It is a faced paced company that allows it's employees to make decisions are test out new ideas. As the company is growing quickly (and has been for quite some time) there are always opportunities to move up and take on additional projects/responsibilities. Feedback is always welcomed and generally implemented quickly! Fun environment and filled with really talented, driven, smart individuals!

Cons

As with a company that is growing quickly - and remotely, communication internally is still a challenge. Keeping everyone connected and in the know is something that will help the company continue in it's success.