Plus employee in Waterloo Office - Anonymous employee Shopify Employee Review

4.0
Dec 29, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-- High-quality catered breakfast and lunch every day, along with great snacks and coffee. -- Incredible offices in Waterloo with a gaming lounge, a fully-equipped music studio, a fitness studio, and more. -- Amazing co-workers who force you to up your game. -- A sense of doing big things in the world. -- High level of autonomy and trust.

Cons

-- Really easy to lose work-life balance and break. Not built for the insecure or those who want to clock in at 9 and clock out at 5. -- Big (and arguably needed) shift over the last year from internal promotions to external hires in leadership positions. For better or for worse, there's now a glass ceiling. -- Plus specifically is still figuring out how to transition from a start-up vibe to a more structured environment without losing the culture. Choppy waters occasionally. -- Some co-workers are incredibly entitled about the food, their career path, their role expectations, and so on. This isn't a millennial thing, it's a having-it-too-good-for-too-long thing.

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5.0
Jun 10, 2026
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Pros

Remote first culture. If you want freedom of location and a company to truly mean and support it - this is the place.

Cons

Constant change. Nothing to hold on to in this role, compensation, KPI's, tools all change every quarter.

3.0
Jun 26, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great folks to work alongside. Work-life balance can be good, but depends upon the team/organization you are on.

Cons

Continuous layoffs have led to a poor work culture.

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