I wanted to like this company so much - Anonymous employee Wonder Employee Review

3.0
12 July 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I have liked the company culture until - literally - yesterday.

Cons

The new recent development I'm describing below profoundly and permanently shifted my perception of the company. I'm a knowledge worker like many others in the company. The duties of my job could be performed fully remotely. Nevertheless, all employees, regardless of the nature of their work, were suddenly being asked to show up five days per week in person in the office, which I consider a significant step back from the initial laid back guideline of three days out of five. Showing up three days per week is suddenly deemed to be unacceptable. A hard earned collective perk achieved during the last years of pandemic is suddenly gone. Of course for the first time since I joined I'm having second thoughts.

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Wonder Response
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Thank you for taking the time to submit your feedback. We recognize the past 2 years have been a challenge. As we start to normalize our professional lives, we want to get back offering our employees the best parts of being in a start-up. Our working culture is in person. Being together in person brings a sense of unity, purpose, collaboration, team building, and general “energy” that’s impossible to replicate in a virtual environment. Please feel free to submit any additional concerns to Wonder's HR Business Partner, Melanie Charles at Melanie@wonder.com.

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5.0
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Pros

- Very well thought-out performance and promotion cycle: Wonder may be a start-up, but they clearly invest a lot of time and effort into growing their employees, ensuring adequate actionable feedback, and allowing for growth during your time with the company. - Transparency: During my time at Wonder, I did not think much about this, but having moved on to a new company, I start to appreciate the level of transparency Wonder had. Despite its size and volume, the company made it an effort to keep employees updated every other week on key business updates across various verticals. - Flexibility: Hybrid in-office model at the time when I left earlier in 2026, they allowed 2 days wfh and 3 in-person days on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. - Employee benefits: The company had a strong employee relations team and culture that's constantly bringing fun and exciting events to work.

Cons

- Core of the company's leadership came from the same ex-company, which inevitably brings over legacy culture, and this can somewhat make employees from those companies feel somewhat left out.

5.0
15 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you are looking for a place where entrepreneurial spirit isn't just a buzzword, Wonder is it. We are scaling at an incredible pace, which creates a rare environment where there are massive opportunities for growth across every single vertical - in our Wonder restaurant locations throughout the Northeast and whether you’re in Culinary, Tech, Sales, Robotics, or Product...and everything in between. Here are a few highlights of my experience here: Proven Leadership: The CEO and President have a serious track record of success. The rest of the leadership team are highly skilled, extremely experienced and work together very well. You feel confident knowing the ship is steered by people who have built and won before. Talent Density: You are surrounded by incredibly smart, driven people. The cultural norms and values here aren't just posters on a wall; they dictate hiring standards, performance reviews and how we actually work. Ownership & Impact: This isn't a place where you’re a cog in a machine. There is a very high level of accountability, but with that comes the autonomy to actually build things from scratch. You can walk in on day one and make a tangible difference in how the business scales. The Mission: It’s exciting to be part of a company that is fundamentally changing the way people eat and how the food industry operates.

Cons

Because we are scaling so fast, things change quickly. If you need a rigid, 9-to-5 steady state environment, this might not be the fit. You have to be comfortable with ambiguity and a high-performance culture.

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