BetterNOT - Account Manager BetterUp Employee Review

2.0
22 Aug 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people. Best in class individual contributors (well at least until they started getting pushed out or laid off).

Cons

Some of the worst leadership and strategic decision making I have ever seen in my career (and yes - I have worked for several "fast paced" tech companies and had no intention of "coasting"). Fear based, gaslighting, and a loyal little inner circle who unsurprisingly was untouched during the most recent round of layoffs. But I guess they still have enough money to go on a leadership retreat to talk about their "mindset"? The product is positioned and priced as SaaS but that's just not true. Customers are churning left and right in spite of calls to "go big" or "practice imagination". Every positive review you see on here is either done by someone in onboarding or someone in HR (since they clearly aren't listening to current/former employees to solve systemic issues).

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5.0
10 Apr 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

High achieving (but friendly, collaborative) environment, great for driven professionals looking to uplevel their skills and career, flexible work schedule allows me to prioritize school pick ups and personal life, company wide summer and winter breaks every year plus "inner work" days off and volunteer days, career opportunities for advancement (at least in my dept.), You'll work with some of the most capable, driven, kind individuals. I've been here for 3+ years and have no intention to leave, I like the work I do and the team I work with.

Cons

High achieving, high performance culture isn't for everyone (clearly). If you're looking to coast, this is not the place for you. There are pockets in the org with bad managers or poor leaders, and I agree they should be weeded out ASAP because they're clearly bringing down the majority of the org which is filled with decent people who want to do the right thing and do good work. I wish they had a 401k match.

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4.0
29 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

great client pool - smart, motivated leaders and would-be leaders in large organizations worldwide; little need to do independent business development beyond keeping public profiles up to date; billing and tracking payments one master client instead of many individuals; learning opportunities now with CEUs; opportunities to network with other coaches

Cons

AI emphasis is resulting in fewer sessions and lower client engagement and satisfaction overall; developmental science behind coaching being dumped as primary product selling point in favor of giving superficial, cookie-cutter responses to vague corporate behavioral buzzwords, fees low with continual downward pressure; no longer sustainable for highly trained coaches as primary piece of income stream so best coaches leaving or reducing available hours. Like a couple other platforms, it's becoming outsourcing of shallow upskilling at scale for all but the most senior leaders. That senior work is still quality coaching but too underpaid for it to make sense as anything but a way to fill excess capacity.

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