Intense, challenging, and fun - Anonymous employee BetterUp Employee Review

5.0
22 May 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people are not only wonderful humans but they are incredibly smart and challenge me to be better. The work is hard but it's exciting and I have the freedom to innovate and am encouraged to try new things. Personally, my BetterUp coach has changed my life. To know that I'm part of building something that can changes millions of lives makes me feel excited to get up every morning and contribute towards our mission. Collaboration is encouraged and is a big part of our culture. It's so fulfilling having the opportunity to solve complex problems as a team. Hierarchy doesn't matter, all ideas are considered and anyone can add value to any project around the company. We have more manager development and leadership training than I've had anywhere else, and it's different than anything I've experienced before. I'm learning new frameworks for thinking that are helping me as a leader and as a human.

Cons

Being at a high growth scale up is intense and sometimes it can be hard to find the balance with other things I enjoy in life. It takes extra work each week to make sure I'm keeping myself grounded.

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Amazing team Rewarding cross functional work Interesting tasks Learning opportunities Flexible work schedule

Cons

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5.0
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Pros

Nearly 8 years in, and the work still pulls me forward. What keeps me at BetterUp is that the problems are genuinely hard and genuinely worth solving. I came from engineering, so I'm wired to care about infrastructure, not just features, and this is one of the rare places where you can build something foundational and actually see it move metrics, clear escalations, and unblock a whole go-to-market motion. The mission isn't decorative here. I can feel the thread between the work and the outcome. BetterUp also trusts you to figure things out across lanes. I've written SQL, prototyped with AI tools, facilitated workshops, and co-designed vendor strategy, all as a PM, because the culture doesn't penalize curiosity or reaching into adjacent territory. And honestly, some of my closest friendships came out of this place. The people I work with, on engineering, on cross-functional teams, and in peer mentorship, are people I genuinely learn from and, in some cases, people I can't imagine not having in my life. That combination of meaningful infrastructure work, real trust, and people who challenge you and become your people is not easy to find. The benefits span beyond general work-life-balance, if you're curious about something, there's always an open door to learn and contribute. As a woman in tech, I cherish the fact that our colleagues listen to women, and our insight is taken into account instead of just ignored. It's nice to feel safe at work, able to speak your mind freely.

Cons

If you want a boring job, this is not the place for you.

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