Constant change, sudden lay offs - Product Marketer Semrush Employee Review

2.0
1 Sept 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There are great people across departments, very strong product team, and overall nice benefits (if you will be lucky to stick around long enough to access those).

Cons

Multiple changes of direction (3-5 times a year a massive change in structure, strategy, etc), no stability. Higher management can't seem to decide where to go. After all the talks about how great the results are, literally next week absolutely random lay offs, letting go of people who are praised in their departments without any notice. One meeting and you are out after multiple years. No reason, no explanation. Just massive disappointment and fury. At least, people were paid smth on the way out though. But wow, that was unpleasant

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Semrush Response
9mo
Dear Sender, We’re sorry to hear that you were affected by the recent changes at our company, and understand the frustration that comes with it. With the industry changing at such a rapid pace, it's essential to adapt and meet the new needs of the market. We look forward to continuing our commitment and path on leading marketers in SEO and the AI SEO space. Wishing you luck in your next chapter. Thank you, The Semrush Team

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