Best place I've ever worked - Anonymous employee BambooHR Employee Review

5.0
21 Sept 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Company values are realized. (Not just a facade). People are always trying to walk the walk here. Unlike so many other workplaces, the founders created a place devoid of politics and political behaviors. If anyone happens to be prone to these things when they get in, it won't get them anywhere, and it quickly diffuses. I personally don't know anyone at this company who is only in it for themselves, and people are actually invested in what the product can do to help client companies and workplaces take better care of their employees. Leadership cares about their employees in very real way. "What you see is what you get" actually applies here! They're big on transparency to employees in company meetings.

Cons

Sometimes people are so stinking nice that they need to practice more of the radical cador the leadership has asked for. You're not helping anyone if you're so nice that you don't quickly tell them how they can improve. If you actually care about someone's success (and everyone I know here does), then help them succeed by telling them! Also, it's rough that the genuinity of the culture takes a solid 3 months to sink in. Usually it's a "deer in headlights" or "how do I even operate in place like this?" feeling. ;-)

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5.0
10 Jun 2026
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Pros

BambooHR is a great place to work with outstanding people.

Cons

BambooHR is focusing heavily on AI, which can come at the expense of jobs.

2.0
25 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

At the end of my tenure, I really have no pros.

Cons

I'm pretty sure I was "quietly laid off", in the effort of sneaky downsizing without having to actually do formal layoffs. This place was a godsend and a great place to work on my small independent team, and I did great. Then they did massive restructuring, added layers of hierarchy, added process, and basically just starting running a creative team like a line of factory workers. I had a horrible time with my manager on so many different levels, and felt validation when others would reflect the same, but I reflect what everyone else says - narcissistic, micro managing leadership that I now understand play manipulation games. I was put on a performance improvement plan and finally quit due to burnout, stress, and the dissolution of a role and a team that I had from before. They constantly push for solutions and deliverables, but I never really saw anything I delivered actually get treated and implemented with respect. Company policies and siloed team policies and procedures stymie actual effectiveness, and it seems like the leadership acts as your strict grade school teacher rather than having your back.

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