Good, but has great potential to be absolutely incredible - Community Manager Geocaching HQ Employee Review

3.0
24 Jun 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Geocaching has amazing benefits, perks, and work/life balance. When you work there, you feel good about what you're doing with your life, that you're not just putting some "widget" out into the world that doesn't really matter. You're putting people in touch with nature, creativity, and a worldwide community.

Cons

I found my time at the company to be bittersweet for reasons that are difficult to put my finger on. The pay for anyone who's not a developer is low—like 25% lower than the going rate in Seattle (in the end I was interviewing for similar roles and they all had a muuuuuuch higher starting pay), and there's little room for career advancement. There were odd office politics that left me and many others perplexed and frustrated. But the odd thing is, people at Geocaching genuinely care about how things are going, but not much is really done to concretely address ongoing issues. I love the idea of "playing where you work", but in the end I wished Geocaching rolled up their sleeves and completed long over-due features, projects, and parity between the website and the app. I also wish they dealt with interpersonal issues more directly and swiftly.

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5.0
30 Apr 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

They have a business model that's sustainable, and that's honestly not a small thing, and it's hard to find.

Cons

If you want to experience sweeping change and rapid growth, this is not that kind of environment.

5.0
19 Feb 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Working with talented and caring people. Working on a product making the world a better place.

Cons

No cons I can think of at the moment

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