With a little gumption, you can thrive - Anonymous employee BetterUp Employee Review

5.0
9 Feb 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I've been with BetterUp for a few years and have am grateful for all of the opportunities I've had to learn, stretch and grow. I joined the organization because I am passionate about the mission and felt energized by the prospect of building the ship we are sailing. I love the work I'm doing today. Looking back, I am proud of how I've been able to navigate uncertainty and respond to the evolving needs of the business. I can see how everything I've done has led me to where I am and I feel valued for my strengths. In my tenure, I've had six roles and eight managers and as I look back, I'm proud of the legacy I've left behind. It's incredible to witness our growth, to see projects or temporary roles become entire teams forming to support what was one of many hats I may have been wearing in a prior role.

Cons

Work at BetterUp requires tenacity, resilience and the ability to find clarity within ambiguity. It requires a proactive, self-starter mindset and the ability to pull up from the details. In my tenure, I've had I've worked through moments where I felt super supported and others where I needed to chart a new path or advocate for myself to join a new team or shape a new role for myself. If you feel excited and energized by the flexibility to chart your own path, learn skills you might not have imagined you were capable of and build something from nothing, this is the right place for you. If this makes you uncomfortable, and you're seeking a role that's clearly defined it may not be the right fit.

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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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