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Box Employee Reviews about "work life balance"
Updated 6 Sept 2021
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Aaron Levie
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Pros
"work life balance is very great" (in 64 reviews)
"Management makes a tremendous effort to foster a great culture" (in 67 reviews)
Cons
"Not great stock options and no 401k match" (in 39 reviews)
"No 401k match which I did have at my other company BUT the other amazing benefits outweigh this con" (in 44 reviews)
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Reviews about "work life balance"
Return to all Reviews- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Good pay & work life balance but some questionable management decisions
6 Sept 2021 - Software Engineer in Redwood City, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
The pay is quite competitive for a non-FAANG company, and the company mostly encourages a great work-life balance. I could go to the gym at lunch several times a week, and for the most part, my manager didn't care where I was as long as I was present in meetings and finishing my sprint tasks.
Cons
The culture is a bit boring, and the management leaves something to be desired. Core engineering teams are understaffed and underfunded - the Sales org is really where most of Box's investment lies. Most of Box's scaling issues are as a result of this poor prioritization from the top level down.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Sinking ship. Hard to imagine it actually grow.
12 Apr 2021 - Senior Software Engineer in Redwood City, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
-competency and culture at IC level is great -work/life balance is great -compensation is competitive
Cons
-leadership doesn't seem to know how to grow the company anymore. frequent pivots in product direction with little validation before and after launch. -promo process can be frustrating and disappointing. -large churn in eng org
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Flexible! Work life balance is good. People are very understanding
Cons
Too many re-org like any other company. Not an easy backfill if someone leaves which results in another reorg.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Perks and benefits Management Work life balance
Cons
Role can be mentally draining
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great place to work
2 Jul 2021 - Anonymous Employee in San Francisco, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Brilliant people, amazing leadership, openness, transparency, work/life balance
Cons
promotion path can be tricky to navigate with lots of rules/red tape
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Greatest job I've ever had
13 May 2021 - Anonymous Employee in Austin, TXRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
-Responsive & communicative leadership -Transparency that I haven't experienced elsewhere -Competitive pay -Great benefits -Culture -Cross-functional learning -Promote within!
Cons
-G&A teams are smaller and have a larger workload (creates work/life balance issues) -Company is still growing and experiencing the pain that goes along with that
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Box offers Good work life balance
Cons
Nothing significant to mention for Cons
- Former Contractor★★★★★
Good people but had clicks
21 Jun 2021 - User Experience DesignerRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Get people Talented people Collaboration is good
Cons
Not really having work/life balance
- Current Employee★★★★★
Great company, strong product, good sales org
11 May 2021 - SalesRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Strong product and good product market fit. Incredible culture. Great work/life balance.
Cons
Experiencing some WFH pains like other tech companies
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Great team culture, work life balance, perks, etc
Cons
Nothing I can think of at the moment
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