Alibaba Group reviews

3.7

63% would recommend to a friend

(1,977 total reviews)
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Daniel Yong Zhang

64% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Alibaba Group has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,977 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Alibaba Group 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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1.0
Aug 7, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Large company that does very interesting things in China One of the most cutting-edge companies in retail If you are from China, this is one of the best companies you can work for Good compensation

Cons

Where do I start? If you are based anywhere outside of headquarters, it is very difficult to get anything done. Responsibilities change, top people change, business priorities change abruptly every 2-3 months. If you are not from China, you will face discrimination. This company is good for someone from China or for someone who is committed to China in the long-term. If those two don't apply to you, stay away.

1.0
Aug 29, 2017

Not a good place to work for

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are Some good people to work with.

Cons

It's not a startups culture, it is disorganized and has no strategies. The decision making is top down, HQ doesn't know the US market but involved deeply for everything. Don't try to suggest any new ideas, you will get punished and your manager will exclude you from the works. Very Chinese type company in a negative way doing business. Doesn't care about employee benefit, salary is lower than the market but you are required to travel more than 30% and non stop working at night, the kitchen area is dirty most of the time, No free company parking lots, you will need to pay for parking out of your pocket $125 per month. Facility always tell you HQ cut the budget...IT has no ideas about many IT issues, you need to work with HQ to fix the issue. If you don't know Chinese you will have hard time to use the internal system.

1.0
May 6, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Alibaba is a large multinational but is very Chinese focused. It is not ready to go global yet. The opportunity to work for a Chinese company taught me never to go work for a Chinese company again.

Cons

There is open discrimination against women. Women are constantly harassed by men. Male managers try to find mates for women. There is no order. Everything is chaotic. People don't question decisions from management. It is a "yes" culture. Senior management does not speak English and does not understand how the world operates. They are Chinese centric and think China is the center of the universe.

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