BetterUp reviews

Here's the story of BetterUp. It used to be a soaring success story, growing steadily for four strong years under leaders who were practically doubling its size annually. The atmosphere was electric, and the leadership was revered. Then, last year, Alexi's insecurities threw everything off course and he lost respect from the team. Feeling threatened, he went on a firing spree, axing pretty much anyone in leadership who didn't march to his beat. The whole leadership lineup got a makeover, and unfortunately, the folks who were driving the growth got the boot. Instead, he clung to the "yes people" who've been coasting along, contributing zilch for the past couple of years, simply because they nodded along with him. Result? Zilch growth, and the same old faces that continue to threaten everyone. Surprise, surprise – the company hit a growth plateau last year and didn't grow, and now, it's like a ship adrift with no one at the helm. Alexi's sticking with the same crew despite zero growth, no marketing, no head of sales, no strategy, no future roadmap, and a seriously toxic vibe in the air.

Leadership is all over the place. There is an incredible lack of consistency in vision and execution from the top. It's just thought leadership vomit. Leading by slogan that somebody read from some famous founder in a tweet. e.g. "hard is our moat", "feedback is a gift", etc. Everything will change month to month or quarter to quarter. There is no real sense of how to actually organize and operate the company or prioritize and resource projects. Anything that requires cross-functional work is a mess. You'll operate in this environment and then be evaluated on ambiguous "values" and "high impact behaviors". This is where the gaslighting comes in. Maybe you didn't "do less and deliver more" or exhibit "extreme ownership". There will never be acknowledgement that you weren't put in a good position to succeed. You just need to "get comfortable with being uncomfortable". Very sad bottom line quote I heard from a co-worker: "I've never worked somewhere that made me feel so bad about myself". That's pretty damning from an employee of a company selling "clarity, purpose and passion".