Great company (on paper) - Recensione dipendente - Dipendente anonimo presso Guild

2,0
4 giu 2024
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Guild is an amazing company when you look at it from a high level. Mission-driven, doing good with their product, great press, competitive pay (at least back when I joined), great employee benefits (other than 401k). Most of the people I worked with on a day-to-day basis were good at their jobs and trying their best. I made some real friends there who I would work with again any time. My work-life-balance and expectations were totally reasonable and I never worked more than 40 hours in a week, but this is entirely team-dependent.

Svantaggi

Words cannot describe how bloated and top-heavy Guild is as an organization. I've worked at companies with 5x as many employees that didn't have as many directors and VPs as Guild. The extreme waste and inefficiency (and incompetence) coming from the top-down has made Guild an inherently unproductive organization. The amount of time and effort it takes for teams to roll out the most basic new features or services is insane. It seems like all the competent leaders have resigned or been pushed out over the years and this is what they ended up with. Large-scale reorgs happen once a year or more, and it takes months for teams to recover their productivity (if ever). A lot of these "reorgs" are also functioning as quiet layoffs. What were good pay bands in 2020 haven't really risen since then and are now pretty standard. Also the salaries are only competitive through senior levels, The staff+ pay bands are well below leading tech companies and there is a dearth of talent and experience at the top levels of IC. Also the equity sucks compared to other tech companies (and no bonuses).

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5,0
28 apr 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

While Guild has difficulties like any company, the people working here are bright, driven and well intending. The business has seen difficulties but is now innovating in a way that will meaningfully impact growth.

Svantaggi

There has been significant turnover and organization change over the past few years. Solid and consistent leadership is necessary.

5,0
3 apr 2026
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Mission: Guild is a place to make a tangible, positive impact on the world at a time when societal challenges can feel overwhelming. The stories we hear about people whose lives have changed are so inspiring. Opportunities: Guild has gone through a lot of changes in the past few years and is continuing to transform itself. There is a lot of product innovation, a focus on improving existing processes (including a commitment to real AI use, not performative), and the chance to be part of Guild's next phase. Teammates: Guild is full of talented, passionate, hard-working people who are excited by new ideas and generous with their time. There is a near-constant buzz of ideas, insights, and lessons that employees freely share with one another because they focus on the goals and outcomes, not politics. Hybrid work: Guild encourages people in the Denver area to come to the office a few times per week, but people can choose what works best for them. Remote employees in other parts of the country can visit headquarters.

Svantaggi

Priorities across teams: Since most teams are pretty lean, it's important to build alignment on important priorities early if you need a lot of time from someone on a project. Transformations: Changes to strategies or team structures can throw some people for a loop, but they can also be energizing for people who lean into the fact that a company at Guild's stage has to stay agile to deliver on its goals and meet customer needs.

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