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Aaron Levie
267 Ratings
Pros
Great work life balance, depending on your team (in 17 reviews)
Great culture, almost everyone is awesome to work with (in 30 reviews)
Cons
Strong challenge day to day that can cut into work life balance if you lack on time management - generally not an issue (in 8 reviews)
There are some growing pains, but luckily culture has not been sacrificed (in 13 reviews)
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"Manager"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Box full-time
Pros
very good package and cool working enviroment
Cons
time problem sometimes else very good
Advice to Management
try to improve
Box 2017-09-26 08:06 PDT![Box Logo]()
"Great culture, interesting challenge, amazing team"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Box full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
- People are great. Box takes great care to hire people who are a good fit for the team in both technical and cultural ways. I sincerely love my team.
- Our product seriously has a good chance of changing the market. Depending on how we execute, we can either be a dominant market leader or just one of the few selection that offer the same value. It's both exciting and scary.
- Very clear path of career and personal advancement. Management is very invested in each individual growing in their area of strength and interest. I'm personally very excited to see how far I can grow my career here.
- Pay is great. People actually take good advantage of the flexible (unlimited) vacation plan and management supports it. Work/life balance is great.
- Commute is awesome if you have access to a CalTrain station. Box pays for the CalTrain pass too!Cons
- As Box is an enterprise company, there are times when requirements come down from the top unexpectedly. It can be frustrating to have to shift directions without notice.
Box 2018-05-21 13:02 PDT![Box Logo]()
"People. Product. Promise"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Box full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
- Company and product are heading in the right direction
- Scrappy startup culture getting professional, while keeping its core values intact
- Nice people all around, with emphasis on doing the right thing
- Culture that empowers people of all ranks to take ownership and make decisionsCons
- While the company as a whole is aiming to become more 'corporate', certain parts can still feel very scrappy.
- At times, niceness all around can become a challenge. No one wants to offend anyone and hence direct, in-your-face feedback is limited.Advice to Management
Keep doing what you're doing. Let's make sure we keep evolving our approach to stay ahead of the curve
Box 2018-05-07 20:22 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Great company but team sucks"
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Doesn't RecommendApproves of CEOI have been working at Box full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Flexible work schedule as long as work is done. Good pay and benefits. Challenging work. Met some of the best engineers.
Cons
Career development is a mystery.
While rest of the Bay area is moving towards encouraging and recognizing hard working and dedicated women in technology, seen a reverse trend at Box.
While there are very good leaders at Box that support career development for engineers at lower levels, there are also some of them who are just so insecure and can really hurt their career growth.
If you are a smart, dedicated engineer and only woman in your team, you will soon find yourself in situations where you have to allow your team to be really demeaning to you in the name of team work. Management goes by pure numbers, so you are at a loss.Box 2018-05-15 10:53 PDT![Box Logo]()
"Incredible culture, great product, accomplished company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Box full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Culture the best I've ever experienced. Truly wonderful people.
Great, scalable processes.
Awesome productCons
Very big now, not a ton of opportunity to create and own something as it used to be
Advice to Management
Keep the culture alive
Box 2018-04-23 22:04 PDT![Box Logo]()
"Good place"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Box full-time
Pros
People are good, driven, smart. Mostly we'll run.
Cons
Awkward transitional phase, trying to become a big company.
Advice to Management
Focus on running the business on the inside. The nuts and bolts.
Box 2018-05-04 16:57 PDT![Box Logo]()
"Truly love this place"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Box full-time
Pros
Coming to work everyday, I feel like Boxers are aligned to a north star vision on the company mission, and that really is the life blood of what we do and what we're about. I truly feel like the employees here embody that mission, and the companies core values.
- Great work life balance
- Good benefits
- Amazing cultureCons
- Can sometimes feel very cliquey
Advice to Management
Stay focused on making epic products and experiences for our customers, and the rest will take care of itself.
Box 2018-04-20 13:56 PDTHelpful (4)
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"Box is FULL OF ITSELF"
StarStarStarStarStarDoesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOPros
The product works as advertised.
Free food.
Free t-shirts.
Good employee stock purchase plan.
Great HQ facility to take clients.Cons
For new employees, managers are pushed to hire from a list of “elite” colleges. The CEO didn’t graduate from college. Is this not a double standard?
The best candidate for the job is not always hired. Diversity is pushed beyond belief and then used in marketing, both internally and externally.
Box is not a company where the majority of employees stay and have a true career.
No true leadership in sales. Backstabbing is encouraged and tolerated.Advice to Management
Move Aaron to another role and bring in a true CEO with a good business sense. Box has outgrown Aaron in his current capacity. A new sales leader that will hit the number repeatedly, is needed as well and one with strategic direction. Finally, the CFO is a kid and a joke to analysts and Wall Street.
Sell the company. New leadership and direction is needed.Box 2018-05-11 16:59 PDTHelpful (2)
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"So far so good."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Box full-time (More than a year)
Pros
I love the culture here compared to previous tech companies I've worked at.
The CEO is a good guy. Love his energy and passion.
The perks are really great, as mentioned in all the reviews.
Sweet deal if you're pregnant. Maternity leave is almost 5 months off full pay and 12 weeks for new dads.
Smart hard working people. Great work life balance, depending on your team.
Compensation is similar to most good tech companies in Silicon Valley. Also depends on your position. If you are a manager, most likely you will be making six figures.
Love the new froyo machine! Please do not take your away. :)Cons
Yearly compensation raise is confusing now. I was told pay changes happen 1st of April every year, but this year it has changed. Also it's not up to HR, but your team and when they get around to it. This is not a good idea. There should be a set deadline across the company.
There should also be be more talk of promotion considerations after 2 years at the company. I'm looking to move up the ladder and I think I'm being held back bc of budget cuts on my team. :(
401k matching would be nice too, but I heard it's in the works.Advice to Management
I think there is too much hierarchy at this company. The organization should be a little more flat. Coordinator, specialist, Manager, Sr manager, group manager, director, Sr director, VP, Sr VP... And on and on. Too much!
Box 2018-04-01 01:22 PDT![Box Logo]()
"Sales"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Box full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Good salary an benefits also
Cons
Management is complete disaster and processes is not working
Advice to Management
Make sales processes work like legal, discounts, partners
Box 2018-04-21 10:02 PDT
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