Recensioni Typeform

Vantaggi

I felt the need to write this review as there are quite a few really negative reviews on Glassdoor that do not represent the real picture of how things are at Typeform. I've been at Typeform for almost a year and can see very clearly the good things this company has to offer. I've worked in many different companies before and I can tell you that what Typeformers get is unheard of in most companies in Barcelona.... The flexibility, unlimited holidays, amazing organic lunch served for free every day, barception when you're served amazing coffee at any time, initiatives that help people grow and learn, transparency from the top-level team. Typeform is going through a change. Yes, the entire leadership team changed. Yes, this company's has evolved and is evolving and it's no longer a merry-go-round that it used to be. Yes, this company has new values and the culture is changing. So what? All companies change at some point or another. This is the nature of any business. People go and are being let go and that's something that happens in every single company. Let's not forget how good we have it here and how many new people join Typeform, the talents they have and what they bring to the table. What I see when I come to work every day is not the drama and negativity, rather than people pushing their best, going an extra mile, caring for the team and building a great product, working hard, having fun, trying to deliver the best they can.

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I would say the cons is the negativity that can drag the teams down right now, lack of trust in the leadership team and the mindset that it's all bad. It is not! High workload which means the work-life balance can suffer.

Consigli per i dirigenti

Keep being open, fair and transparent. Give some time for the new values to settle.

Vantaggi

It is a great place to stay. The best thing at Typeform is its culture. Benefits/perks are great, the product is good and co-workers talented. I joined a few months ago and I am seeing changes in a very good direction in terms of leadership. C level is almost completely new, but they are open, transparent and experienced.

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The way the company is using OKR has to be improved.

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I think that when a start-up needs to start scaling-up, cultural changes are always hard for the employees who have been there since the very beginning. If you are the kind of person goal-oriented, who wants to learn and make an impact, the ´new Typeform culture´ can provide you with this opportunity... However, if you prefer early-stage companies, this will not be your place.

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Startup usual problems, thats all

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Although typeform undergoes some changes, I do not agree with the negative ratings of my colleagues. I've worked for several startups in the past years and can say that typeform is not only a great place to work at but also an amazing opportunity for those who want to learn and grow. I think my experience in the startup world gives me a view on the status quo that is unbiased and based on facts and experience rather... than personal opinions that are often stated as the truth. Yes, the company undergoes changes, changes that were urgently needed for the business in order to grow. Some of my colleagues look for an environment where you can hang out and chill. At the same time, they complain that nothing was moving in the past. Well, maybe you are part of the problem? Ever thought about that? Our C-level, that I work with regularly in person is actually truly outstanding - at least to me. They are skilled, fun and good people too - which is not always a given. I would want to know how many of the negative ratings have actually spoken to them to make up their opinion. Last but not least, I do not agree with the constant firing rumor. For me, any person that was let go so far was for a good reason. Either they were not skilled enough or they were looking for an environment where achievement and winning together was not on the top list of priorities - at least that is what I can observe from the outside as I have not worked close to all of them. I think it is not only the job of a Manager to take care of these things but also necessary to help others grow, especially when colleagues have a negative impact on teams or the company. I would be scared if my manager would not make a call in these cases. From colleagues to colleagues, to those who state their personal opinion based on rumors from angry people: Please leave the company as soon as possible. You are clearly not getting it and your personal opinion is not the truth.

Svantaggi

The company currently undergoes changes that make it more challenging to achieve things, especially when you work with teams that lack skills and knowledge. I know that the company is working hard to bring in the right people and to upskill the others but it still causes some hiccups on the day2day.

Consigli per i dirigenti

Just keep on rolling! We have your back!

Vantaggi

Been working at Typeform for the last 3 years and have to say I enjoyed almost every single day coming to the office. Apart from very thoughtful perks, like free organic lunches, gym membership, unlimited holidays, coffee and beer for free at Barception, and more... the culture is very healthy, honest and work focused. It is true that we are now on a journey for results, but it's an understandable transition... while the company grows. Also, empathy around employees is very high. If you have a problem, need help with anything, most people are happy to jump in to help however they can. Work itself can be challenging, new things come up and also as any startup, you can "build your own adventure" and try to propose new initiatives, as long as you own them.

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The downsides of working here would be the same as any startup. Lack of direction, you can feel a bit lost sometimes, and your recent work might go to the trash since strategies can change overnight. I understand sometimes it's not the nicest thing, but it's what I signed up for, so no complains.

Consigli per i dirigenti

A bit more of career path thinking would not hurt. And bold decision making to see things moving faster would be great.

Vantaggi

Many of the regular employees still working at Typeform are amazing people. There are talented, passionate, and friendly people who are doing their best to take the company to the next level. I met many great friends working there, and many of my former colleagues could say the same. The lunches and barception were great ways to get to know people you didn't work with on a day-to-day basis, and they were much... appreciated perks.

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Talented people are leaving. Quickly. The quality of new hires is decreasing, because it's hard to keep up with the volume of leavers. This is especially harmful for a software company, because product knowledge and understanding legacy code is important. This creates bus risk. Good people were fired due to disagreements with people on the leadership team. How can you expect employees to trust the people at the... top when they're firing the managers the employees trust, with no transparency? And to top it off, drastically under-qualified people have been brought on board with just as little transparency input from outsiders of the leadership team. The "value" these new leaders are adding is just more process, and then of course more meetings to talk about these ever-changing new processes. It's tiresome. The perks are nice, and the pay seems to be (a little bit under, but close to) inline with what other tech companies in Barcelona pay. However, Typeform is trying to compete globally. This means competing with engineering teams across Europe, North America, etc., which pay a lot higher. To attract more top talent, you have to pay top dollar. Right now, developers can look to other companies in Europe, or even remote positions and nearly double their salaries (more in some cases). Top-down management. Several times all teams were told to drop everything they were doing and focus on another initiative. This has created a tremendous maintenance monster that a few unlucky teams end up in charge of maintaining. Arbitrary, tight deadlines without scoping input from people who will actually be doing the work has led to some questionable quality of work and decreased morale.

Consigli per i dirigenti

Find a way to keep people from leaving. Agile teams are self-organizing. Top-down with unrealistic deadlines hurts morale and creates maintenance nightmares. I wanted so badly to love working at this company. I've been told by many that I joined right as things started to decline. There are still great people in the company, and I don't think it's too late to turn things around, but something's got to give.... Listen to the people who are leaving. Hear what they have to say, and make adjustments accordingly.

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Cool product, smart people, great office and perks, up to date tech stack.

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In mid 2018 everything started to fall apart slowly, but then increasingly fast in 2019. Founders were replaced, every C level left, almost all managers are gone now. This is now a company in which the best people are at the bottom of the organization, and no one from leadership seems to notice or care.

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Lovely people to work with and you'll learn a lot although, more recently, you learn less from good examples and more from mistakes. Good lunches, Barception and the offices are nice. Flexible working is great and I was able to get any software, trainings or tech that I asked for.

Svantaggi

A lot of people have given up on giving feedback as it can feel that, at best, it will be ignored and, at worst, it will be held against you and used as evidence that you are not a cultural fit etc. When people stop giving their opinions they are then criticised for not contributing and, when you care about the company and your colleagues, this is a very tiring cycle to watch and be a part of. The move towards a... more corporate and ruthless approach wasn't for me. Typeform always used to treat people with respect and empathy but, after a pretty big backlash against what seemed like a never-ending stream of firings, a new set of values were eventually introduced with empathy as one of the focus points. The firings didn't seem to slow down for very long and it felt like Typeform had to try and put a process in place for something that had been a key part of its culture not long previously. One positive thing gained from this was the number of synonyms for firing I learned but, in the end, it just got too distracting and demoralising wondering who was going to be the next one to 'reach an agreement' and trying to make sense of it, and I stopped enjoying my work. Worst of all, after speaking to a number of these ex-employees it became clear that we weren't being told the truth by the Leadership Team which made me generally distrustful of what I was being told by management.

Consigli per i dirigenti

I understand it's just business but it feels like you're trying to hold onto something that isn't actually important to you, the company culture. The new values weren't necessary as we used to have values that the whole company embodied and believed in. Why this breakdown wasn't addressed earlier in the process, when feedback was being given, seems strange to me. Consider the possibility that some of you, or your... managers, might not be doing a good job. If a number of people from one team are fired or leave in a short period of time then perhaps the issue is hiring the wrong people, creating a difficult working atmosphere or an inability to manage different personality types. At what point are you willing to consider a manager failing in their role as it seems it's always someone else's fault, usually the non-manager.