Pros
- Initially, Webflow appeared to be different from other companies in that it was full of people who actively cared about everyone's well being — employees and customers alike. And at one point it was filled with genuine, brilliant people. I met some of my favorite people at Webflow. (Sadly, many have now left.) - The benefits were very nice at one point, but that has also changed with the culture 180, and many of those nice perks have been removed or changed to the point of being fairly useless. - To their credit, the health insurance as of the time I left, was really good. - It is a good product, but all the pros here have a con as well. Webflow is so grossly mismanaged, inefficiencies are so prolific, and toxic positivity is so rampant that positive changes for the product and for the customers are slow to happen — if at all. Which is too bad, because Webflow as a product still does hold a lot of promise.
Cons
- Culture. It's changed as Webflow has grown. Yes, a company culture shift due to growth is inevitable, but I was saddened to see just how much of a 180 "leadership" did. Transparency from "leadership" is nearly nonexistent now, and it comes off as placating, very gaslight-y (they refuse to acknowledge that a cut in perks — billed to prospective employees as part of their compensation package — is actually a pay cut), and condescending. Employees are allowed to ask questions through a private portal, but I'd venture to guess that a large portion of those questions are never shared publicly within the company because toxic positivity may as well be one of Webflow's top "core behaviors." - Speaking of core behaviors, they've been remapped to reward those who essentially work themselves to the bone. So much for a work-life balance. Webflow used to have two missions: "Enabling everyone to create for the web — and leading fulfilling, impactful lives while we do it." They removed that second mission about "leading fulfilling and impactful lives" and it shows. Depending on which team you land in, you may or may not get to have a life outside of work. If you're one of the unfortunate ones, you may have to do the job of 3 people, juggle managerial-level work you won't be compensated for, and will be expected to essentially be "on call" on Slack for members in leadership who have failed at their own jobs, but pass the buck and take it out on ICs. - Meetings. There are so many unnecessary meetings, which seem to be a way to make sure "butts are in seats," depending on which team you're on. Many of them are filled with what feels like endless regurgitation of company propaganda. It's easy to lap it up when you're new. But if you see what happens behind the scenes, you quickly sour on that kind of koolaid. - Manager abuse. Depending on which team you're on, you have a pretty good chance of being ridiculed, being subjected to inappropriate comments, yelled at, told to keep quiet if you disagree, etc. If you report it, there's a VERY high chance you'll be put on a PIP (performance improvement plan), and shoved out the door with a gag order in hand. - Greed. I suppose this is par for the course as a company grows, but the level of greed that Webflow displays is disappointing. That greed, of course, is passed on to the customer. Webflow says they "obsess over the customer." Not really true. If they did, they'd fix what's broken, and especially fix all the convoluted plans customers are subjected to. Perhaps they might also consider making plans more affordable for people in impoverished areas across the globe. "Bringing development superpowers to everyone" isn't quite true if "everyone" excludes people from poorer nations. - Layoffs. Webflow doesn't want the negative optics of tech company layoffs, so they're going about it in an underhanded way, citing "reorg." (See the previous review before this one.) Or they just spring employees with unwarranted PIPs. Or they make working for Webflow so intolerable, you have no other choice but to leave. - Inefficiency. The utter inefficiency across the board to get from A to B when releasing product updates is painful. Again, for some teams it's not quite as bad. But on the whole, Webflow really suffers here, and it just makes the job that much harder. - Diversity and inclusion. While initially admirable, it has long felt disingenuous. There are many neurodiverse people on the team, but with Webflow 2.0 as the new way of doing things, ND people do not seem to fit in to the new structure. At least a handful of those (high performing) people were PIP'd as well. Overall, I cannot recommend Webflow as a place to work anymore. It's best to stay away, or find another corporate entity that experiences these same issues, but pays better, and offers better benefits.
