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      Woden

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      Woden Reviews

      4.0

      73% would recommend to a friend

      (22 total reviews)

      Ed Lynes

      72% approve of CEO

      63% positive business outlook

      Woden has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Woden employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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      22 reviews
      1.0
      8 Aug 2019

      Do Not Work Here

      Associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Opportunity to publish writing, some great coworkers, close to public transit.

      Cons

      Working at Woden left me disoriented and burnt out. Its two found partners are borderline abusive and manipulative. They thrive on giving a small, underpaid team unreasonably large amounts work that often demands nights/weekends and then encourage members to "take time off," as if employees are the problem and not the structure of the company itself. There is a hefty amount of gaslighting and it was not uncommon for coworkers to sob in the office because of this. It is also true that one of the founding partners raises his voice and slams doors when upset. If you're thinking about working here, please save yourself the time and energy. The company maintains a facade of innovative marketing through its website, office aesthetic, and alleged mission, but working there is anything but rewarding.

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      Woden Response
      6y
      Like a lot of young companies, Woden struggled with growing pains and managing these changes weren’t easy for us at first: it led to a lot of turnover, processes and products that left employees unsure and unsupported, and a lot of frustration that boiled over in unproductive ways. I'm sorry for this person’s experience. Over the past year, Woden has invested primarily in one thing: its team and culture. There’s been no turnover on the team since January 2018, and most importantly, that investment has paid off with the focus and results that eluded us for a long time prior. We’re proud of the changes we’ve made and the team we’ve become — and that looks much different than in the past. All our employees emails/social are published on their wodenworks.com site bio. Potential team members who have concerns about what it’s really like are welcome, and encouraged, to reach out to anyone they would like directly.
      1.0
      13 Aug 2025

      Unbelievably toxic

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      None. They have an abusive founder, low pay, and impossible workloads for a mediocre product. Staff turnover is tremendous - almost no one lasts a year. Then they hire new college grads. It's a factory.

      Cons

      Everything here is a con.

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      Woden Response
      10mo
      We appreciate your feedback. And you're right: this does accurately reflect our past hiring processes. We're happy to report Woden hasn't had any turnover in a year (since this posting in August 2025) and have invested in major updates to our processes, employee persona, and our company's cultural structures and systems. For example, we haven't hired new college grads since 2023. These changes, I hope, can be seen in both our current team and the transformation we're creating for our clients. Again, we appreciate your feedback and are sorry you had a negative experience.
      2.0
      2 Nov 2022

      Misguided, and getting worse

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      You'll hear this from employees in similarly-sized organizations, but truly, the non-management employees are great. Woden emphasizes the need for cultural fits in the hiring process, and throughout my time there, the cohesion between everyone made getting through each day a bit easier. In other words, it's easy to make new friends.

      Cons

      Woden embodies the spirit of misguided direction, false promises, and manipulation. It was routine to be gaslit when receiving feedback from management on projects, and it was common to be scolded for doing exactly what you were instructed to do. Rather than saying "Woden employees are overworked," a better sentence might be: Woden employees are given unrealistic standards to achieve. While your work may be acknowledged, you'll be criticized soon after and shamed behind the scenes. This issue is made worse by the fact most employees juggle impossible "time management" due to a lack of a project manager. It's a circus. One of Woden's key internal talking points is: "Setup Wodenworks everyday for success." While the team members themselves indeed do that, management does the opposite. Any concerns you may express about your position or your work are rarely taken seriously. As a Woden employee, you'll always be left second-guessing yourself.

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      Woden Response
      3y
      Thank you for the feedback, and we’re appreciative of the words and encouragement for the people on the team. And, it’s clear from your comments that while we’ve made that investment in cultivating the right people, the same commitment didn’t extend to the lack of support you were given here. You noted that Woden has a lot of similarities to other like-sized organizations. The launch of the StoryAccelerator product and the hiring of a person to lead it certainly fits that boat. We agree that the skills and talents of the person in that role were not a match with the requests and reality of what it was. In hindsight, we needed a different role than the one we hired, and that divergence clearly created an experience that is inconsistent with what we need to offer our team. Thanks for the feedback, as difficult as it is to read.
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