Worst place I’ve ever worked - Software Engineer Nextdoor Employee Review

1.0
28 Jul 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You meet other great people and get to commiserate with them about how horrible this place is Lunch on Wednesdays Decent health insurance options You can use RSUs as a tax break since the value just keeps going down, never up You find people to do interview preparation with since everyone is looking for a new job

Cons

Horrible work-life balance - expect to work weekends, evenings, and whenever a PM gets distracted by something shiny Experiments are not to learn; they’re for PMs to manipulate data to put into a weekly shareout pretending the team is having huge wins but never actually solving customer needs/wants Middle management has no idea what they’re doing and you end up getting assigned useless work that goes nowhere on a “hunch” RTO mandate to 3 days/week with no lunch except on Wednesdays. There were 2 shootings a couple of blocks from our office last week alone and there’s been no discussion of keeping employees safe. Whenever you tell someone you work here, they inevitably tell you how much they hate the product, especially the spamming we do with notifications. It’s embarrassing

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Nextdoor Response
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Hello neighbor and thank you for the feedback and dedication to Nextdoor over the past 2+ years. Earning trust is a core value at Nextdoor, and the most important part of what we do is building that trust with our employees and neighbors. We aim to facilitate open, inclusive discussions on sensitive topics as a company and we want to ensure that you have a safe space to freely express your opinion and engage with our people leaders and leadership team. By addressing hard topics in the open, we’re continuing to build a culture based on trust and transparency. If you’re open and comfortable bringing your concerns to your manager, People Business Partner, or a member of the People Team, we are here to listen and would be more than happy to go into more detail with you.

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