Best startup I’ve worked at – important work, great people, and actual work-life balance - Anonymous employee BetterUp Employee Review

5.0
25 Mar 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I’ve been at BetterUp for over 3 years now, and honestly, it’s the best tech startup I’ve been part of. And my whole career has been in startups. The work is meaningful and mission-driven. You’re not just pushing pixels or chasing vanity metrics...you’re building something that helps people live better lives, and that really motivates me. The culture is one of the most genuine I’ve seen. People here actually care. They care about the mission, about the product, and about each other. Leadership really walks the talk. This isn’t just a values poster on the wall. Also, the work-life balance is shockingly good for a startup. I’ve seen reviews saying otherwise and have no idea what company those people were working at before. This is the first startup I’ve been at where I don’t feel like I need to be online 24/7. People respect boundaries, and weekends are usually chill.

Cons

I think we hired too fast during COVID and brought on a lot of folks who came from bigger, slower orgs—and it showed. Not everyone understood what startup pace means or what high performance looks like. That led to some drag on momentum and the culture. The pace can be intense. It’s not for everyone. But if you’re the kind of person who thrives on building fast and solving hard problems with smart people, you’ll love it here.

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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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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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