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Like the Titanic - Anonymous employee ClassPass Employee Review

1.0
11 Aug 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The company business model is pretty great and the rapid expansion during the previous year really created a lot of brand recognizability across its markets. The office environment is pretty easy going. A super young workforce which can be either a good or bad thing.

Cons

Even though the office is a typical (overhyped) startup that tries really hard to make it seem like such a cool place to work, the truth is that most of the employees are pretty unhappy. The senior managers aren't happy with the people their managing and most are clearly not ready or willing to be in the management positions they are in, the contributing employees are frustrated with the pseudo-positive atmosphere that's all smoke and mirrors. HR is a mess, executive leadership is all over the place, business model and strategy is constantly 'iterating'. The company is just not a good place for employees to grow or for already strong and experienced people to be thrive due to the constant change. There are a few people in leadership positions that should not be there and everyone knows it. The young workforce means that there's a lot of eagerness and youthful energy but also a lot of cattiness, whining and middle school behavior. Business outlook is not good, employee morale is low and the boutique gym/studio partners are slowly but surely turning away from ClassPass.

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Pros

culture, management, growth opportunity, support

Cons

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1.0
1 May 2025
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CEO approval
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Pros

There's some nice benefits, like ClassPass credits, good insurance, and remote.

Cons

First and foremost, if you're a POC, you need to stay far away from this place. There is absolutely no diversity, and majority of the sales org, including the leaders, are white women. The managers lack skill, and don't know how to sell or manage. They only became managers because of their connections or because they were there in the early days of ClassPass and stayed long enough to get promoted. Nothing based on merit or skill. The sales culture is very churn and burn. The retention rate is so low, and this company is like a revolving door. You become a "veteran" or senior employee if you have worked there longer than 4 months. They have extremely unrealistic goals for the sales org, and the leads are awful. And it's because the company is terrible, and doesn't invest in partner services or support, so gyms and salons tend to have a bad experience because the resources and support they have for them are abysmal. Not to mention the bad reputation that ClassPass has; if you call a lead that has been called before, you will get extremely frustrated owners. They will tell you that ClassPass reps are harassing them by constantly calling, but that is what you are taught to do as a rep. To wrap it all up, there is no diversity, incompetent leaders, and bad reputation.

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