Great until it’s not - Software Engineer (IC3) Yelp Employee Review

1.0
11 Jul 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- People are friendly - Salary and stocks are great if you work remotely in a location that has a lower cost of living - Remote first

Cons

- they do silent layoffs that are not upfront or honest at all, sacrificing their employees mental health to avoid disclosing to the word that they are actually doing layoffs - to do the silent layoff they will put you on a “coaching plan” which is really just a PIP where it doesn’t matter if you do everything that they asked and more, they will find reasons and skew things to create a paper trail on why you will be being let go (setting employees up for failure and severe hits to mental health where no matter what you do you are never good enough) - long time yelp managers can be great but external hire managers in my experience were terrible

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5.0
28 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Collegial, collaborative work culture Remote-first culture (which has trade-offs for sure) Working on interesting problems Responsive leadership

Cons

I wish execs would prioritize regular team IRLs. They seem to be the first thing canceled whenever growth slows

2.0
28 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If you love your city, it can be very fun. Remote work is helpful and you'll make great relationships with fellow community managers, who are typically wonderful people.

Cons

As others have said, upper management is extremely out of touch with reality, including the realities of small businesses post-COVID. Pay is very under market for the level of work. Values are consistently preached but only selectively honored.

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Yelp Response
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Thanks for sharing your experience after spending so many years on our team. We agree that connecting with your city and working alongside wonderful fellow Community Managers are some of the best parts of the role. We're also glad remote work was helpful for you. Favoritism and gossip don't align with the environment we want to create. We want everyone to feel valued and supported as a person. We also want to uplift team members who want to explore roles in other departments. We have many amazing opportunities across Yelp, and we encourage people to pursue the work they care about most. Your feedback helps us grow, and we will share your notes with our leadership team so we can keep making Yelp a better place to work. Thanks for all your hard work over the years, and we wish you the very best in your next role.
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