Used to be a great company but no reason to join anymore - Anonymous employee GOAT Group Employee Review

1.0
Sep 23, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Remote work for most corporate roles - Work/life balance is mostly good - Brand is still very cool - People are cool and work is interesting for the most part

Cons

- Salaries have not kept up with the rest of the market, total comp is terrible (no bonuses, no 401k match) and the equity they offer is pretty much worthless now since the business is not doing well (see next point) - They've done 3-4 big layoffs in the last year because the business is struggling. Tariffs have really impacted the company - I saw the company make a bunch of dumb promotion/hiring decisions which led to them hiring too many employees. They constantly passed over existing employees in favor of hiring outside employees for much more money, and then at the end of the day they would keep the more expensive employees because they had sunk cost fallacy. - Execs are pretty clueless it seems. They're all first time execs so they likely don't have the experience to navigate the current environment. Also they have no emotional connection to their employees - they will keep their friends employed and then will let you go with no notice and not let you communicate with your team after. Overall there's not much reason to join the company since they are struggling so much and the leadership hasn't really shown they know how to work their way out of it. I feel bad cuz a lot of it wasn't their fault but they also made a lot of dumb decisions

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5.0
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Pros

Good work life balance. Regular review cycles with opportunities for promotion.

Cons

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2.0
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Pros

- The first couple of years were great. Fun team, smart people, super fast pace, and exciting work day-to-day - A lot of promise and potential for growth, in 2020 we hyber-grew and it was so fun - Strong teammates who supported each other - I was genuinely excited to tell people I worked here in the beginning — the vibe was young, trendy, and cool

Cons

If you’re considering joining, be aware: this is not the same GOAT it once was. If you had asked me a few years ago, I would have raved about this company, but the vibe and energy that made it special are gone, replaced with instability, layoffs, and poor leadership. Do your homework before signing on if you get an offer. Innovation stalled toward the end of my tenure. Most of the work shifted to maintenance and it often felt like we were just “keeping the lights on” Multiple large layoffs recently :/ I won’t pretend I know how to run a company, but in my view, the executive team is too young and inexperienced to scale effectively. It showed in their decisions, and they often came across as stubborn and dismissive of feedback that challenged their “vision” Just short-term, reactive moves and constant cost-cutting Equity doesn’t look promising; I don’t expect it will hold much value in the foreseeable future You basically get your base salary and that’s it. Perks are minimal to nonexistent. No real people-focused experiences, but I guess you get free shipping.. lol

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