Great in the beginning, but steep decline - Employee GOAT Group Employee Review

2.0
Sep 4, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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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
Sep 2, 2025
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Pros

Work life balance (mainly due to lack of work) Nice people unlimited PTO

Cons

My time at GOAT was a step backward in my career. I didn’t learn anything new or develop further even with stretch projects and putting myself outside my scope of work. I was told this was a growing environment with high ownership which was not the case. The company has too many layers of management in place and too many recruiters for the low amount of roles being hired. Mismanaged succession planning. I believe after multiple layoffs they now have a recruiting team of 3. Shady leadership practices and nepotism promotions. Management in place that were not qualified to be “associate director” OR “director” titled folks, at bigger companies they would just be managers. The work didn’t even reflect the promotions or titles. The management was severely lacking as well: no development for their team members, 1:1s where you are barely chatting about your role and it’s more so “friends chatting time”, and no outlines for how you can get promoted. There were several secretive layoffs over the years I was here, creating an environment of distrust and uncertainty. Constant jokes about “hope I don’t get laid off this month”. The bar for talent and performance at the company is surprisingly low, which impacts collaboration and results.

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