It's fine - Trust & Safety Lead Etsy Employee Review

3.0
30 Mar 2025
Recommend
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Pros

The people I worked with at Etsy were amazing. The best managers and coworkers I've ever had were at Etsy and I've gained some incredible friends. Etsy also helped me build up my 401K; I didn't have one before working there. There's lots of room for growth and development and there's really a culture of helping each other climb that corporate ladder.

Cons

It's not the same company it was when I joined years ago. Since the company went public it's become more and more shareholder focused, and less and less member / community / employee focused. They also slowed raises and bonuses way down at just the same time that I became eligible for anything substantial. When leadership banned listings that had the pro-Palestinian slogan, "From the River to the Sea" items, and continued working with Israeli companies I knew it was finally time to go. Values there used to be amazing. They're still better than most companies, but not fantastic. When I left last year, DEI was still pretty strong, at least in hiring... not necessarily in retention.

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5.0
25 Jun 2026
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Pros

Empathetic, smart people in a lot places.

Cons

Senior leadership has changed alot in the years since the pandemic highs and it's not quite stabilized. Overvalued executors and undervalued those with high EQ and people leadership. Promoted executors into senior roles and then they floundered and exited, or worse they chased away better potential fits for those roles who were overlooked.

5.0
26 Feb 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Etsy is, by far, my favorite company. From the outside, it has the characteristics of big tech —a big NYC office, a household name, and it's publicly traded. However, from the inside, it retains the soul of a startup. Collaboration is constant, office politics are minimal, and there’s a genuine community—people actually eat lunch together in the Brooklyn office and get together. I’ve been here for a year now, and I usually wait for that milestone before giving a review, I can confidently say I’d love to stay here for a long time. During my interview process, I noticed that many Etsy Data Scientists have tenures exceeding five years, which I think speaks volume. While the compensation might not reach Meta or Google levels, the work-life balance, mission, and culture are unmatched. The new CEO is also fantastic; her expertise is evident, and for the first time, I am actually aligned with the company's strategy, instead of just rolling my eyes the whole time at the all hands. As we continue to 'Keep Commerce Human,' Etsy is perfectly positioned to offer the human connection that is so often lost in the age of AI and mass production.

Cons

Nothing I can think of really.

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