Groupon reviews

2.9

44% would recommend to a friend

(4,350 total reviews)
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46% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Groupon has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,350 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Groupon employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0
Mar 1, 2017

Great culture + mentorship on my team

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Pros

Leadership and mentorship from the managers and peers on my team Great culture - very collaborative and fast paced; you are going to learn a lot; hands on. Enjoy the people you work with. My first full-time role as a fresh grad and I have grown so much as a result of the atmosphere and the people I work with. Upward mobility - they push you to grow and challenge yourself.

Cons

Compensation may not the biggest perk here, but the culture, the people and the work/life balance make up for this. Fast-paced - you have to be eager to learn, get your hands dirty and problem solve at times - it may not be for everyone who wants tons of structure.

1.0
Jan 11, 2023

Sinking Ship

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Pros

Come for the unlimited PTO, stay for the great people, had some of the best mid and senior level managers ever... Until they were either laid-off or left the company, it had great benefits compared to other places and the culture was great, lots of flexibility and very humane all the way to the Directors (from the VP level up its the absolute opposite) I have great memories from working here and when it was good, it was one of the best companies I've ever worked

Cons

In retrospective it's pretty sad, coming from the upbeat and very human way in which Aaron and John ran the company through the pandemic, to the collapse of everything that was good that happened afterwards, honestly should've seen it coming judging from the way Aaron was replaced even though he managed to keep the company and the morale of the workers from sinking through COVID. The new management is absolutely deaf, Pulse surveys thinned out and then disappeared specially when Layoffs happened and chaos became the norm, at times it felt like the CTO wanted to thin the headcount by destroying every process we had, and making every work day a miserable experience. Most of the great people I knew that worked there were laid off or gone, lots of rumors that the goal is and always was to offshore all the technology team which is at odds with the supposed "local destination" message they wanted to convey. Whatever this company was 5 or even 2 years ago, it clearly isn't anymore. Pretty sad outlook overall. Compensation was average to below average

5.0
Apr 5, 2016
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Pros

Groupon Finance offers you a ton of exposure to upper management (e.g. being a part of email chains with the CEO/CFO). There are plenty of chances to prove yourself and there are a lot of smart, young, enthusiastic people to learn from. If you're focused on learning early in your career, this is the place to be. There's a lot of work to go around depending on your role and a lot of it is really good analysis work getting you to think outside the box.

Cons

Transparency with everything that is going on around the organization is certainly lacking. People will join the team or get promoted or more and you won't hear about it unless you talk to someone who knows. They're working on improving this but aren't currently close

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