Groupon reviews

The company is far fro the fun, "Google like" image they like to portray. It is in fact a rather harsh environment with lots of communication barriers and little interdepartmental collaboration and where independent thinking is quashed. Also, there is little transparency. Lots of things happen behind closed doors causing a sense of distrust. This is not helped by the fact that it is a highly political environment. Neither management nor HR are willing to listen to problems.

Pay was abysmal for non-sales staff. Pay fell well short of average City levels and decreases in comparison to living costs yearly. No incentive or motivation. No recognition for us as individuals or as a department. No ability to gain management experience or progress. No opportunity to develop skills outside of role. Management titles handled out to employees who had been there longest, regardless of experience or merit just because someone had to do it. Then no support was ever given to them. HR department is a joke, have complained many times about very serious matters (including sexism, racism and favouritism) and was never seriously followed up. Unreasonable KPI's given with no consultation, quantity at all costs which runs from start to finish and is reflected by desperation to get anything on the website daily.