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      Calm

      Engaged employer

      Calm Reviews

      3.2

      55% would recommend to a friend

      (123 total reviews)

      David Ko

      Not enough data to show CEO approval

      44% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Culture and values

      3.2

      Diversity and inclusion

      2.9

      Senior management

      2.9

      Career opportunities

      Calm has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 123 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Calm employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      123 reviews
      1.0
      12 Nov 2019

      Joining Calm ruined my sense of inner calm (the irony!)

      Anonymous
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Lots of smart and cool worker bees. The mission in theory is great.

      Cons

      Who did they pay to write these? I see a lot of planted reviews so it’s time to share a more accurate perspective. The cofounders are egotistical, duplicitous, and think they are smarter than everyone else in the room. They will not share direct feedback with you and will instead talk badly about you behind your back and survey everyone else’s opinions about you as if it was high school again except they are middle-aged men who ought to know better. Better get used to people suddenly disappearing from the company without warning. They want to pretend that they care about elevating people’s well-being but we all know it’s about the money. Ask yourself: Is this the type of leadership you want to work for? It’s very sad to see that the Bay Area was once known for progressive ideals while these days, it’s attracting folks like the cofounders who are repackaging mindfulness for capitalistic gain while treating many of their employees terribly in a passive aggressive manner. The real company motto can be summed up by Galvin Belson’s quote: “I don't want to live in a world where someone else is making the world a better place before we are.” P.S. Love that there is no CEO listed here so there's no way to measure approval rating hmm.

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      Calm Response
      6y
      Hey There, We are very sad to hear that you had a negative experience at Calm. We have not received this kind of feedback before and it’s incredibly important to us that everyone on the team has a great experience while working here. We take our company culture and employee feedback very seriously and are always open to any improvements we can make. We would love to hear specific examples of things you experienced while working here that led you to feel this way. If you are open to discussing this with us please get in touch with anyone on the leadership team.
      2.0
      6 Nov 2021

      Unfortunately... Calm is not calm

      Anonymous
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - A remote company with a seemingly good mission - There are some really good people there

      Cons

      In all of the companies I've been at, there has been some degree of toxicity. I thought Calm would be different but it was off the charts toxic for me. My time at Calm consisted of micromanagement, passive-aggressiveness, toxic positivity, and a complete lack of professionalism. I decided it wasn't worth my time to stay. I experienced nights of sleeplessness that then led to morning anxiety for weeks. No amount of meditation made me feel any better ironically. Having a terrible manager that was manipulative and had no idea how to actually manage prompted me to finally leave. I shared my experiences before I left with executive leadership and HR.

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      Calm Response
      4y
      Thank you for sharing your experience and feedback with us. We take our company culture and employee feedback very seriously, so we're very sorry to hear that you didn't have a great experience working at Calm. We do wish you all the very best in your future endeavors!
      2.0
      10 Nov 2021

      Dysfunctional

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Mostly nice people to work with.

      Cons

      Calm is a sadly toxic and dysfunctional work environment. - Extremely high expectations with little investment in resources to help employees achieve goals - Managers who did not know how to manage and were clearly just promoted based on tenure versus actual experience - NO, and I mean ZERO, commitment to diversity — it is a very vanilla organization built on vague promises to change - A mission that changes daily. Are they committed to mental health? Mental fitness? Entertainment? Depends on the day! - A cutthroat culture masked in fake positivity. Example: the two CEOs act like a strange comedy act during all hands meetings, but off camera encourage staff to undercut each other’s authority rather than work together - Salary and equity are considerably lower than comparable tech companies at this level

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