Great culture, awful management - Communications Groupon Employee Review

2.0
10 Jan 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Unique and ideally located office Young and vibrant staff Fast paced work Lots of smart and creative people across all departments Leader in the deals space

Cons

Communications department formerly run by very inexperienced junior staffer Deplorable management tactics No training Dishonesty in policies about work hours and "unlimited" vacation Long hours Favoritism HR department that doesn't take necessary action with employee feedback

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5.0
2 Jan 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
11 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Gaining experience targeting multiple industries

Cons

Management doesn’t care about you. Unrealistic goals. Everyone at 30-40% of quota. Complicated quota attainment system. Your job is to ask for 70% of margins for small businesses that have only 10-15% margin budgets

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