Stay away from this company! - Customer Success Manager (CSM) Deel Employee Review

1.0
Apr 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Only pro is you get to work remote.

Cons

This is a very toxic work environment with unsustainable expectations, including regularly working 10 to 12 hours a day. The so-called “Deel speed” translates to no work-life balance. Clients can message you directly on Slack, and there’s an expectation to stay responsive even outside of working hours. If you don’t reply, you may get called out by leadership, including the Director of CS or even the CEO. The benefits don’t match the level of demand. There is also high turnover, which adds to the instability and workload. Communication across internal teams is inconsistent, and there’s often a lack of ownership when issues come up. Some cases sit unresolved for long periods because no one wants to take responsibility, and you end up getting bounced around trying to find answers. You’re constantly being assigned new accounts, often without proper handoff, which makes it difficult to support clients effectively. The company offers a wide range of products, but they all have problems because they are so focused on growing they can’t get one product right.

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5.0
May 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great management and nice people in the company.

Cons

no cons really but if I have to say one thing, it would be 401K can be higher to match.

2.0
May 25, 2026
Anonymous contractor
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Fully remote - Mostly nice and talented people, you can learn a bunch and the atmosphere is good in the beginning - Once you realize you're not ever getting a raise you can get by doing bare minimum - You can write the ceo on slack and he will respond, which is actually insane considering its such a huge company

Cons

- Everyone is underpaid, even the senior directors. They present employee equity as extra compensation, but make it very difficult to sell shares at secondaries. - Raise/promotion policies are set up in a way where most ppl will never get it. I've seen superstar employees get 2% annual raise. The rest got 1%. - Pay is localized, so you can do the same exact job but get pay half of the compensation if you're not based in the US. - It's either employee contract for less money, and you have some employee rights given to you by your country, or more money but you're getting misclassified on a b2b contract and using vaction days when you get sick. The actual work requirements and responsibilities are the same in both cases. - If you're not drinking the koolaid you better fall in line and keep any opinions challenging the status quo to yourself - Manager can get pretty manipulative, they'll say anything to appease you, but will not act in your interest unless it aligns with their internal politics play

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