Hands down the worst company I've worked for - Enterprise Account Executive BetterUp Employee Review

1.0
15 Jun 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Incredibly Talented co-workers who are great people.

Cons

The most dysfunctional sales organization I've ever worked for - Which is a shame because the people and the product are really great. The executive team has made sweeping changes to the company and the sales organization in the last 6 months and has left the sales team out to dry. Updates and changes come quickly, often with little explanation. Time is not provided to allow these changes to take effect and many salespeople are either let go or leave because the conditions are so poor. Even new hires who are still ramping up are being let go. The internal workings of the sales organization are in terrible disarray. Business development and marketing support are non-existent. Any inbounds that do come in are routed based on SDR preferences instead of an organized and equitable system. The executive leadership uses the mission and the culture at the company to gaslight its own employees and create a miserable working environment. For a company whose mission is to help people live better lives, I was shocked to learn the number of breakdowns not only among the sales team and throughout the company. I strongly advise anyone who is considering employment at BetterUp to consider looking somewhere else.

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5.0
10 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I'm not held here against my will for a cause... I'm paid to do something I actually care about. I see a lot of people on Glassdoor debating the strength of the business model, but I've never seen anyone argue that what BetterUp is trying to do isn't worth doing. I'm a part of a company thats net positive for the world. That alone feels like a feat in 2026. AND I'm getting paid well. No "mission discount".

Cons

This isn't a money-growing-on-trees unicorn startup from 2018. This business model is hard. We're selling human potential development when most companies are trying to figure out how to replace humans with AI. Its not easy but I think its kind of important... A lot of people experience being overwhelmed here. Thats real. It happens enough that clearly the culture is playing a role. Every company has its own version of crazy. My advice to people thinking about working here: ask direct questions in your interviews to figure out if you're okay with Betterup's kind of crazy. You'll get honest answers. After 3+ years I've genuinely grown to love it

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5.0
10 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nearly 8 years in, and the work still pulls me forward. What keeps me at BetterUp is that the problems are genuinely hard and genuinely worth solving. I came from engineering, so I'm wired to care about infrastructure, not just features, and this is one of the rare places where you can build something foundational and actually see it move metrics, clear escalations, and unblock a whole go-to-market motion. The mission isn't decorative here. I can feel the thread between the work and the outcome. BetterUp also trusts you to figure things out across lanes. I've written SQL, prototyped with AI tools, facilitated workshops, and co-designed vendor strategy, all as a PM, because the culture doesn't penalize curiosity or reaching into adjacent territory. And honestly, some of my closest friendships came out of this place. The people I work with, on engineering, on cross-functional teams, and in peer mentorship, are people I genuinely learn from and, in some cases, people I can't imagine not having in my life. That combination of meaningful infrastructure work, real trust, and people who challenge you and become your people is not easy to find. The benefits span beyond general work-life-balance, if you're curious about something, there's always an open door to learn and contribute. As a woman in tech, I cherish the fact that our colleagues listen to women, and our insight is taken into account instead of just ignored. It's nice to feel safe at work, able to speak your mind freely.

Cons

If you want a boring job, this is not the place for you.

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