Decent place to work, but there's a toxic egotistical bro culture - Marketing 2U Employee Review

3.0
14 Dec 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Decent perks, some smart and great people, innovative company with opportunities to grow and learn

Cons

Male-dominated leadership with a bro culture, tons of nepotism/favoritism—many previous employees left and came back or were demoted and then promoted again. Company needs new, fresh leadership to take over.

avatar
2U Response
2y
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. While you’re no longer with 2U, we’re happy to read that you enjoyed the perks provided to employees, as well as the incredible people that make up 2U throughout your tenure. We are concerned to hear about your experience regarding favoritism. As a people-first, highly collaborative, and team-oriented culture that is now under new leadership, this does not reflect the work we do to ensure we maintain a welcoming, inclusive, and fair work environment. We encourage 2U employees to speak up to their manager or employee relations to report issues or any inappropriate workplace behavior. We fully investigate all complaints, no matter the nature or channel in which we receive them, and take whatever corrective measures that our investigation reveals are appropriate. We’d like to learn more about your observations and feedback so that we can work to ensure all of our employees feel a strong sense of belonging at 2U. If you are willing to chat, please email us at feedback@2U.com and reference “my Glassdoor review.”

Explore other reviews about 2U

5.0
14 Nov 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Great mentors - Freedom to make mistakes and learn from them - Great pay for internship

Cons

- I had to move for the summer to work - Company had financial problems after and didn’t have any offers to bring me back

1.0
27 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Coworkers across the org were amazing people at all levels. Years ago it was a very rewarding and special place to work.

Cons

Senior management (SVP and up and especially C-suite) is disconnected, lackluster, and has no plan other than to milk the company for whatever is left while they boast about how incredibly intelligent they are. The company went from a great culture (in spite of horrendous DEI policies between 2020-2024 that drove a wedge between employees who had differing points of view) to a cultureless hellscape where layoffs or fear of them were constant and brain drain was the norm as anyone who could leave did. Now a conga line of executives jump on board for ridiculous salaries as they make senseless course corrections while disregarding the advice of the few fantastic VPs and directors who remain- belittling them on calls and ignoring their expertise in front of their subordinates. Soon after their plans fail, they leave- much richer and with much more to boast about on their resumes as compensation declines and workloads for the lower level employees increase in their wake. In most cases, total compensation was reduced by nearly 25% a year for multiple years in a row since 2020 through loss of stock options, ESPP, and bonuses while layoffs contributed to a dramatic shift of workloads to some departments and employees.

2
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All