SwagUp Reviews

3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(69 total reviews)

Michael C. Martocci

60% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

SwagUp has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 69 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SwagUp employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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69 reviews
1.0
19 Mar 2024

Cautionary Tale

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

None that I can think of.

Cons

I remember jumping into this role leading into the Christmas holidays. As I was consulting with a big client, I provided transparency during my interviews in regards to finishing a project with this client and then start with this role. I recall I felt the pressure by Head of Finance to start immediately. In hindsight, this was already a major red flag but I ignored it. I shared that I need to finish this project and still have a good relationship with my client. So it was agreed that I can work both knowing the client project was pretty much will be over in a week. So I started and immediately regretted my decision to accept. It was not the type of working, intellectual infrastructure I was used to. Within the first two weeks, I already noticed toxicity from the "leadership team". To be honest, to refer as "leadership" is a bit of a stretch. I looked over their profiles (my fault for not doing it prior to accepting) but most come from backgrounds that are not exemplary, nor have a degree. Half of them barely worked in corporate, robust start up environment and it showed. Processes were made up as they went. There was a high turn - over. Already within the two weeks, 10 people were let go, just "because". Their motto was "hire, fire if you don't like them personally". My one-on-one syncs with Head of Finance & HR was jarring. They both spoke so negatively about employees, speared by the Head of Finance. I was let go after two weeks during our normal one on one, simply because I spoke up and said ''that is not regulatory practice". I was shocked at how abruptly he had done it but frankly, if it wasn't them, it would have been me. What I was mostly disturbed by was this individual's behavior towards women in the workplace. Every negative comment he made about an employee were women. Right before I was let go, I had moved a candidate for a Operations Manager to final stages. This candidate reached out to me and mentioned he got the offer. Two weeks later, he was also let go. He reached out again and mentioned the same thing he experienced from his reporting manager.

1.0
9 June 2022

Failing Startup with Limited Capital and No Strategic Plan

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

An opportunity to work with some of the most driven and engaged professionals in the business. Most folks were bright, willing to help, and handled uncertainty, supply chain complications, and poorly managed internal operations issues without missing a beat. The compensation was decent, but be prepared for long days, a non-existent work-life balance, and to be let go at the drop of a hat.

Cons

SwagUp has failed to raise money for the past 6 months, and since they rely on 3rd party apps and inbound leads to support their team and bottom line, are missing revenue projections at a steady rate. The majority of the current leadership team is untenured and impulsive, which can have devastating long-term effects for the business. There is absolutely no career-pathing/professional development in place.

1.0
27 May 2022

Has a lot to figure out before re-hiring

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You get a lot of swag working here, along with the opportunity to see how new updates impact the business and customer journey.

Cons

There are a lot of executives with big egos. Each meeting with a leader ends up badmouthing another executive. With the massive layoff recently, it is apparent that there are favorites. It all feels like a toxic game of who is friends with who.

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