4.1
76% would recommend to a friend
74% positive business outlook
Pros
The team is great and very welcoming and I can see the impact my work creates on our customer base on a daily basis.
Cons
Prioritising our backlog and moving forward all the different priorities (day-to-day vs long term stuff) is very challenging but I can see how we are getting better at it over time.
Pros
I truly enjoyed my time at YouCanBookMe. The team was fantastic. It sometimes felt like hanging with good friends who support each other and help each other grow. Work-life balance was encouraged, there was flexibility and I highly appreciated that. The company offered a great salary, benefits, yearly trips, and even profit share. The CEO cared about the team's well-being, growth opportunities, and their success in the role. I decided to walk away to take a bet on myself, but I'll always be a fan of YouCanBookMe!
Cons
When I started, there were moments when it wasn't super clear where we heading or how the teams would align on the goals. But this is something that was discussed and we implemented a way to keep teams aligned and focused.
Pros
Sounds a bit cheesy but honestly the biggest pro is the team. Very friendly people and super easy to work with across all departments. Always a great deal of respect between everyone even when disagreeing on how to go about something. Nobody is going to be bugging you day-to-day asking you to randomly do this and that and messaging you to check if you're actually working. People are trusted to be self-motivated and go about their work in whatever way is more productive to them. Public salaries internally alongside transparent and frequent finance updates. Clear salary/bonus progression system that rewards loyalty and performance inside the company. Occasional company/department wide get togethers in varying locations are a great way to bond and have fun together while still being able to get some brainstorming done over major topics. (Did I mention the amazing food??)
Cons
Cons in my day-to-day experience are mostly: - Some great ideas get shelved for a long time due to a simple lack of man power as everyone is often already busy tackling something else. - Even though it's a lot better since I joined over a year ago, and we are actively trying to modernize the entire code base, there's still a huge amount of legacy code left running in production with very inconsistent architectural decisions, poor documentation and lackluster testing. That naturally leads to weird bugs and makes some features a pain to develop. If what you're looking for is mainly a state-of-the-art code base to work on, we will get there eventually, but at the time of writing this review it would be a poor fit for you.
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