Fast growth with issues - Anonymous employee Hudl Employee Review

3.0
24 Oct 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits are great, fly whole company to Vegas for retreat, free lunch, , trip every year to a sporting event, budget for conferences

Cons

Fast expansion through hiring and buy outs has led to process and organisational issues at times. Young company leads to a bit of a bro-culture at times. A lot of people have drunk a bit too much of the Kool Aid, if you don't then you're made to feel like an outsider. There definitely is some pressure around the unlimited vacation policy to not take time off.

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Hudl Response
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Thank you so much for your review. Amazing growth often comes with challenges, but we are always focused on getting better. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels welcome and supported, including having work/life balance that makes sense for them. We appreciate the insight you've provided as we understand the importance perception has on reality.

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Pros

-Positive Business Outlook: Users love Hudl and it's a very forward-thinking product that has a great place in the future -Values-led culture/norms: People are at the heart of how we operate -Very talented overall workforce: Our bar on hiring is super high and performance management process works if there are clear underperformers. -People genuinely get along with each other for the moist part - far better than most organizations with huge silo walls.

Cons

-Decision-making bottleneck at exec-team level with some pretty hands on leaders in the weeds on too much. -Some teams are quite top-heavy, a poor micro-culture on the team, and have less accountability than they should (Finance/Accounting specifically) -We can settle on talent in key roles that is in a key hub where we have an office since less remote hiring is approved.

2.0
7 Mar 2026
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Pros

Cool projects and impactful work

Cons

The engineering culture lately has been very speed focused. We seem to prioritize velocity over thoughtful implementation and quality. Team dynamics can vary significantly depending on the squad you’re on, and in some cases the environment can feel highly competitive rather than collaborative. Overtime is becoming more common and it's unspoken. There can also be pressure to move quickly and keep up with fast timelines, which may not suit people who prefer a more structured and balanced engineering environment. The company removed timeout days so now we're constantly in meetings or getting pinged 24/7 in Slack. My days have less focus time and the constant Slack huddles and messages are becoming more disruptive overtime, but it's because there's so much pressure to move fast. Sprints are starting to feel like hackathons, rather than balanced.

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