Groupon reviews

2.8

41% would recommend to a friend

(4,359 total reviews)
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Dusan Senkypl

43% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Groupon has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,359 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Groupon employee rating is 27% below average for employers within the Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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4K reviews
1.0
Jun 3, 2014

Account Manager

Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

The people you work with are fun and just as miserable as you are!

Cons

Management is a joke. I worked there for over 2 1/2 years and in that time we went through 13 department heads. The first 2 years goals and bonuses changed every month. Recently they changed the compensation to where you would get a bonus every 3 months completely at manager discretion. If your manager doesn't like you then you will get nothing. The person that implemented that structure quit after 2 months. All of the managers were promoted internally based off nothing more than drinking the coolaid or hooking up with upper management. None of them have ever managed before and only micromanage. The workload is non stop and once a team loses someone they just expect you to take it on. This company has flat lined. Do yourself a favor and don't apply.

2.0
Jun 3, 2014

You're too late to have fun there

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

It's the most successful Internet start-up in Chicago history. Some good people have stuck it out and are still there.

Cons

It's a giant global company, run by big company execs who want to move slowly, control spending, and avoid innovation. The guy who wrote the Good to Great book came in to talk with upper management about the symptoms of companies that had been early innovators and ultimately failed, and Groupon shared every symptom. All of the best innovative early leaders/execs have moved on to other companies.

4.0
May 31, 2014
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

- Lots of very interesting problems to solve - Fairly flat - Smart and interesting people

Cons

- Can be chaotic at times - Morphing from start-up to big company

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