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      Was once great, but now weighed down by nepotism and poor leadership - Sales GitLab Employee Review

      3.0
      16 Oct 2024
      Sales
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great product, truly hard working teams and smart people. Overall culture is well intentioned. Good benefits and comp packages.

      Cons

      Many leaders haven't done the function they lead and focus entirely on managing up; large and growing divide between VP+ layer and rest of company. No longer a meritocracy, hard to get promoted if you're not friends with your VP and forget it if you push back (its become an open secret that some people are `favorites`). Sales team is very heavy on "Strategists" vs actual sellers or GTM professionals (think consultants vs actual operators). 0 oversight on managers, no 360 review program, disconnected HR is focused on managing out vs growing talent.

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      5.0
      24 June 2026
      Public sector account executive
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Best company I've ever worked for. Strong culture, great leadership, competitive compensation, excellent work life balance, and a genuine focus on employee well being and career growth.

      Cons

      Fast paced environment and high expectations, but that's part of working at a successful, growing company.

      2.0
      16 May 2026
      Security engineer
      Recommend
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      Business outlook

      Pros

      OK pay or benefits in the market. Fully remote. Still is trying to frame itself as a big player.

      Cons

      Leadership went from being collaborative, communicative, and transparent, to being mercurial, secretive, and out of touch with the actual work. OBSESSSES over your AI usage metrics - even if AI doesn't help you and slows you down. The current layoff in progress was communicated poorly and not planned at all. And now they want us to adore the leaders and the company? Cultish vibes. We went from a company that plans ahead to a company that reacts.

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