Buffer Reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(30 total reviews)
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Joel Gascoigne

70% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Buffer has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 30 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Buffer employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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30 reviews
5.0
5 Jan 2017

Life changing

Recommend
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Pros

Where to start? Working for Buffer has been a dream come true. I've never met a bunch of people more kind, selfless, empathetic as my teammates at Buffer. I feel I have grown so much as a human being since I start working for Buffer. I could go on & on about the great salary and perks, which are wonderful, but the reason I love working for Buffer is because within moments of starting, these amazing people felt like family. It's crazy to think how close I've become to a group of people, most of whom I've never met in person. Throughout my time at Buffer I've expressed interests in different areas of the company, and have always been encouraged to pursue it. Not once have I shared an idea and felt like it wasn't considered seriously. You're not just an employee when you work for Buffer. Every single person at Buffer has the power, the potential, and the platform to shape the future of the company. I couldn't possibly pick another company I'd rather work for.

Cons

The only con I think of is that, because I enjoy my job so much, I often feeling like jumping into work on evenings and weekends (this is never required, suggested, or even hinted at by any of the team leads). This can lead to a lot of hours on the computer, which I enjoy, but can easily become a problem for home life if you're not careful.

3.0
19 Feb 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Remote first culture, a lot of empathetic and caring employees, opportunity to travel globally for company retreats, 4 day workweek, good work life balance.

Cons

- Typical founder-CEO problems. The CEO has never led a bigger company, has minimal other industry experience, and didn’t bring in or encourage new viewpoints (execs were mostly promoted from within). - The company considers itself very inclusive, but that inclusivity is centered around its white, millennial, mostly male, early employee group who hold and exert most of the power. Outsiders are unlikely to get into the inner circles where the power/influence is. - They’ve fired their last 3 employees in charge of diversity and inclusion, including 2 talented Black women, and have fired or been unable to retain many of their other Black employees. - Limited career growth opportunities due to lack of company growth.

2.0
25 Oct 2018

Don't drink the Kool-Aid...

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Working remotely Seemingly nice people (not all are...some are passive aggressive) Pay is good and transparent Global retreats

Cons

People can be fake Upper management can be flaky It is not the "dream" job, other reviews claim it is People can take on too much and not deliver with no consequence CEO can be moody

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Buffer Response
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Hey there, thanks so much for sharing so openly the areas where we have room for improvement. It's really helpful to hear that more structure and policy might be something we could benefit from, as well as working on clear communication and feedback (to fix that feeling of passive aggression you noted). Thank you for caring enough to want to improve things, and for the time you have given to Buffer so far. I hope we can turn things around for you.
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