Shape Security Reviews

4.3

80% would recommend to a friend

(61 total reviews)

84% positive business outlook

Shape Security has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 61 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Shape Security 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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61 reviews
2.0
15 May 2018

Not a healthy place to work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

1) You get to walk around Mountain View parks and downtown as the office environment is always stressed and over crowded. 2) Massage chairs because you need it after exhausting day at work

Cons

1) Overworked employees 2) If you are not putting 15 hour working days you are not a "good" employee 3) Smiling means you are not having enough work 4) Executives lie to board members and employees 5) Management hide key finance numbers 6) Company prefers to hire inexperienced people who have no angel to life other than being a geek

1.0
23 Mar 2016

Run like a "family" owned dynasty

Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
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Pros

- Free lunch and dinner - Some people are great to work with

Cons

The majority of the executives are personal friend of the CEO and they fell that they can use this to get whatever they want. One executive wants to control almost every aspect of the company and is infamous of the "my way or the highway" approach, so much so that many employees tried their best to avoid working with him out of fear. The moment you have a disagreement with this person, he will shut you down in front of everyone. This cause many people to leave the company and sometimes involuntarily. You can show up in the morning, terminated by noon and your replacement show up in the evening. Since 2012, over 40 people have left the company, ranging from engineer to VP. For a 100 person company, this is a high turnover rate. The CEO is indeed a nice person, but he is so busy with the sales life cycle that he did not get the chance (or want to?) to get involved in building a collaborative culture in the company.

2.0
9 Jul 2018

a questionable future

Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
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Pros

The employees at Shape are a good group of people that have solid backgrounds. Employees work well together and there is a level of respect amongst the teams.

Cons

Over the last couple of years as the company's prospects have diminished there is a growing distrust of the executive team. There is little transparency and the actual company's financial situation is well guarded. Hours can be long and hard with little hope for any return.

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