Fake 5 Star reviews. Do yourself a favor and don’t take a job here - Anonymous employee Semrush Employee Review

1.0
1 Sept 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nice people in the US office

Cons

Where do I begin? There are too many to count. - Very low and poor compensation compared to the market. Be prepared to be underpaid by 50% below the market wage. - US employees are constantly on edge from being overworked and underpaid. People were quitting left and right. Average tenure of US managers was around 8 months. - Russian leadership does not trust US employees. Russian employees treat their US counterparts very rudely and abrasively. - Russian micro managers will micromanage the HELL out of you. - No US developers. All developers are based out of the Russian office and are very bad at communication. - Be prepared to be talked down at by people from the Russian office. Be prepared to handle constant rude behaviour. - No upward mobility unless your friends with the people in the Russian office - Some product documentation is documented in Russian which is a huge pain.

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Semrush Response
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Dear Sender, We are saddened to hear that was your experience. As a company, we always say that people, their thoughts and feelings are at our core, so we would never want someone to have negative experience with us. At Semrush we strive to treat all of our employees with the utmost respect regardless of their location or nationality. We expect all of our employees to be courteous with their colleagues, and our managers work to give their employees the space they need to be creative and innovative as we believe that is how the best results are achieved. We appreciate you bringing your opinion to us, so that we can continue to grow and get better as a company. Our goal is to provide productive environments for all of our employees now and forever. If you want to discuss it personally please contact us hr@semrush.com

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