BetterUp is a great place to work - their leadership truly cares about improving the well being of their employees - Business Analyst - Strategy and Operations BetterUp Employee Review

5.0
20 Jul 2020
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Pros

BetterUp has incredibly experienced and inspirational leadership that individual contributors can learn a lot from. These leaders truly care about the well being of the people who work for them, whether it is through giving them access to coaching sessions, stipends to use for any activity that involves learning, and several "inner work" days each year to be used in reflection. The work is also very motivating as you are helping to bring a high-quality offering to more individuals to help them achieve meaning too. I have a tremendous amount of respect for BetterUp and truly enjoyed working there. I would recommend it to anyone in any role.

Cons

Sometimes it can be tough to quantify the impact of the product, making it a little less motivating. When I left, the company had grown very rapidly, and needed to spend some time establishing repeatable processes. I think this is something they have done well since I left.

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5.0
17 Jun 2026
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Pros

Amazing team Rewarding cross functional work Interesting tasks Learning opportunities Flexible work schedule

Cons

As this is a contractor role, there are no benefits

5.0
10 Jun 2026
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Pros

Nearly 8 years in, and the work still pulls me forward. What keeps me at BetterUp is that the problems are genuinely hard and genuinely worth solving. I came from engineering, so I'm wired to care about infrastructure, not just features, and this is one of the rare places where you can build something foundational and actually see it move metrics, clear escalations, and unblock a whole go-to-market motion. The mission isn't decorative here. I can feel the thread between the work and the outcome. BetterUp also trusts you to figure things out across lanes. I've written SQL, prototyped with AI tools, facilitated workshops, and co-designed vendor strategy, all as a PM, because the culture doesn't penalize curiosity or reaching into adjacent territory. And honestly, some of my closest friendships came out of this place. The people I work with, on engineering, on cross-functional teams, and in peer mentorship, are people I genuinely learn from and, in some cases, people I can't imagine not having in my life. That combination of meaningful infrastructure work, real trust, and people who challenge you and become your people is not easy to find. The benefits span beyond general work-life-balance, if you're curious about something, there's always an open door to learn and contribute. As a woman in tech, I cherish the fact that our colleagues listen to women, and our insight is taken into account instead of just ignored. It's nice to feel safe at work, able to speak your mind freely.

Cons

If you want a boring job, this is not the place for you.

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