10 May 2025
Pretty Good
Anonymous employee
Proton, privacy by default Reviews
67% would recommend to a friend
Andy Yen
70% approve of CEO
72% positive business outlook
Proton, privacy by default has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 120 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Proton, privacy by default employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).
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4 Apr 2023
Good mission bad culture
Anonymous employee
Proton, privacy by default Response
1yThank you for sharing your concerns. Let us address a few points to clarify the situation.
Firstly, we have recently filled several key leadership positions, including a new COO, VPs, and other senior roles, all of whom bring a wealth of experience and are committed to fostering a positive culture and driving the company forward.
It's important to note that we hold ourselves to a high standard of performance, and while it's never easy to make such decisions, we part ways with employees when performance does not meet these expectations. This is done to ensure that we maintain a strong and effective team.
We acknowledge that culture is crucial, and we're actively working on continuous improvements. The hybrid policy, including the specific in-office days, is part of our effort to balance flexibility with the benefits of in-person collaboration. We’re always open to feedback and are committed to creating a work environment where everyone can thrive.
2 Apr 2022
Proton, privacy by default Response
4yThank you for these detailed insights into your experience at Proton. You touch on various improvements areas that we are continuously working on. There is still room for development but the current reality is much more nuanced:
- we do our best to design our development and planning processes in an agile way, owned and adapted by each team, paving the way to a pro-active more than reactive mindset;
- our decision-making model is not based on consensus (we don't consider this to be efficient) but rather on 360° information gathering and analysis for the accountable person to make a data-driven decision;
- we always encourage feedback and look for new ways to give our people the voice. At the same time, we have moderation guidelines to ensure feedback is shared in respectful and inclusive manner.
- our compensation framework has drastically evolved in the past years. We don't aim to be the top paying employer on the market because we are not in it for profit but regularly run market analysis to ensure we offer competitive compensation.
- we have very bright people around driven by the mission to build a better internet and confidence to accomplish their goals. We do realize that we are not perfect, that we need failures to learn everyday. Failing forward is the way we chose to become better individuals and a better organization.