Great Company with great values - Anonymous employee Etsy Employee Review

3.0
5 Feb 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great CEO, lovely company culture, and the benefits are nice.

Cons

They have a terrible remote policy, they dock your pay if you move even an hour away from the office. It's very inconsistent amongst different employees.

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Etsy Response
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We appreciate you providing this feedback, though we’re disappointed to hear some of it. 2020 has been a year of discovery in respect to optimal remote benefits: Now our plan is national, offering flexibility for both in-network and out-of network care coverage, and we offer several benefits that have virtual offerings for both medical and mental health. Additionally, we send internal Benefit surveys to our employees to request continued feedback from them.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

Nothing I can think of really.

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