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Buffer Overview
- www.buffer.com
- San Francisco, United States
- 51 to 200 Employees
- 2011
- Company - Private
- Internet & Web Services
- $5 to $25 million (USD)
Competitors: Unknown
We're a remote team working to help small businesses thrive on social media. Buffer provides tools to help out customers build an audience online and engage with followers as effectively as possible. We're also a fully remote team, spread across the world. As a member of our ...
Mission: Our mission is to provide essential tools to help small businesses get off the ground and grow. Through exceptional customer service and uplifting content, we help businesses believe they can succeed and do good along the way.
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4.2
★★★★★
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Approve of CEO
Joel Gascoigne
8 Ratings
★★★★★
"Great colleagues, culture seems great on the surface but has some serious issues when you dig deeper"
19 Feb 2023 - Anonymous Employee
Disapproves of CEO
Pros
Remote first culture, a lot of empathetic and caring employees, opportunity to travel globally for company retreats, 4 day workweek, good work life balance.Cons
- Typical founder-CEO problems. The CEO has never led a bigger company, has minimal other industry experience, and didn’t bring in or encourage new viewpoints (execs were mostly promoted from within)Advice to Management
Bring in experienced senior leaders, and root out the toxic positivity so that there can be honest and open discussions about the business and the culture.Diversity & Inclusion at Buffer
3.4
★★★★★
(6 reviews)
Diversity & Inclusion FAQs
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Does there seem to be diversity at Buffer?
...They’ve fired their last 3 employees in charge of diversity and inclusion, including 2 talented Black women, and have fired or been unable to retain many of their other Black employees....Read More
Buffer Interviews
Experience
Positive37%
Negative46%
Neutral17%
Getting an Interview
Applied online92%
Other4%
Employee Referral4%
Difficulty
3.0
AverageHardAverageEasy
Marketing Interview
Anonymous Employee in United StatesNo OfferNegative ExperienceAverage InterviewApplicationI applied online. I interviewed at Buffer (United States)
Interview
I had a few rounds of interviews, and was offered an interview with the manager -- I was very excited to make it this far. Day of the interview, I received a cancelation and they decided to go with another candidate to my dismay.InterviewCulture questions to see how you'd fit in with the Buffer culture.
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Company Updates
11 February 2021
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Buffer Hires Maria Thomas as Chief Product Officer
Welcoming Maria Thomas as Buffer's Chief Product Officer
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Buffer Awards & Accolades
- Entrepreneur 360™ Ranking Of America's Best Privately Owned Companies, Entrepreneur Magazine, 2019
- Inc. Best Places to Work 2018, Inc., 2018
Buffer FAQ
(12 Questions)
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How are the career development opportunities at Buffer?
...Limited career growth opportunities due to lack of company growth....
19 February 2023
People Also Ask about Buffer
Employees rate Buffer 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 24 anonymous reviews on Glassdoor.
To get a job at Buffer, browse currently open positions and apply for a job near you. Once you get a positive response, make sure to find out about the interview process at Buffer and prepare for tough questions.
Overall, 82% of employees would recommend working at Buffer to a friend. This is based on 23 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
37% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Buffer as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Buffer.
66% of employees think that Buffer has a positive business outlook. This is based on anonymous employee reviews submitted on Glassdoor.
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