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Updated 21 Sept 2023

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Found 1,825 of over 2T reviews
3.8
71% Recommend to a Friend
Freshworks CEO and Founder Girish Mathrubootham
86% Approve of CEO

Found 1,819 of over 2T reviews

3.8
71%
Recommend to a Friend
86%
Approve of CEO
Freshworks CEO and Founder Girish Mathrubootham
Girish Mathrubootham
958 Ratings

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Pros
  • "So much to learn and the culture is great(in 191 reviews)
  • "Work culture is good Can shift to different roles through IJP(in 124 reviews)
  • "good work life balance and office.(in 100 reviews)
  • "Great People in office who are there to help(in 81 reviews)
  • "Free food and goodies(in 80 reviews)
Cons
    1. 5.0
      21 Sept 2023
      Lead Business Analyst
      Current Employee, more than 5 years
      Chennai
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Best place for learning growth and success

      Cons

      Strict with timings and deadlines

      1. 3.0
        22 Jun 2023
        Product Specialist
        Former Employee, more than 1 year
        Chennai
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        *Work environment *Flexible work nature if you have a good team lead/manager. *Unlimited food, snacks, beverages and cab facility.

        Cons

        No scope to learn much if you are into support. They just offer mere product support and all the tools used will be of their company's product so when you come out of the company you will have nothing to put in your resume. Work load will be higher gor certain products and the company has become more into customer centric now-a-days. Previously it was both employee centric and customer centric. They just run behind the metrics and the amount of surveys you recieve. Recent process changes for customer facing roles has given a feeling of a call centre job as you will be expected to join call with customer for anything and everything. No freedom to write emails free styles, you just have to follow their own template. There will be audits done on the tickets which is another headache.

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        1. 4.0
          5 Sept 2023
          Lead Account Manager
          Current Employee, more than 3 years
          Chennai
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          Amazing work culture and work-life balance. The company has a strong vision that they are moving towards. They are backing it up with strong reliable products which are paced with the developments happening in their industry and market in general. Great leadership. Pays above market standards. Also depends on your role and the experience level you have. Decent career growth opportunities. Performance based.

          Cons

          The only Con is that one has to move down to Chennai in order to ensure visibility and long-term growth. Lack of flexibility in terms of location but it strongly depends upon the team and their managers also.

          1. 4.0
            21 Sept 2023
            Customer Success Manager (CSM)
            Current Employee, more than 3 years
            Chennai
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            Great culture and Upper level management

            Cons

            I don't have any big cons at the moment

            1. 4.0
              21 Sept 2023
              Nil
              Current Employee
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              It was nice working here

              Cons

              Can't find any thing for now

              1. 1.0
                29 May 2023
                Sr Manager
                Former Employee, more than 5 years
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                CEO. His passion, vision and love for the company is unmatched. Great products. Amazing co workers You will find lot of passionate people Company is growing

                Cons

                Do not even dare to join pre sales apmea or any role in this region. Leaders are extremely toxic, dangerous. Number of people leaving presales org is a testimony. Extremely political, her rapport with management is good and manages optics well so anything you say falls in deaf ears. She has opinion on every business but half baked knowledge and this creates a rift which affects her own teams ability to collaborate. Beware. Company is great but the new set of leaders are autocratic and behaves as if they own the company. Even the best of best performers are let go, and your role can be changed or downgraded any day even if you are in the top 1% in performance. Salaries are low compared to competition. You wont feel safe. A review from someone who loves the company and was easily one of their best performers.

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                1. 1.0
                  20 Sept 2023
                  Product Specialist
                  Former Employee, more than 1 year
                  Chennai
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  cab, cab, cab, location, food

                  Cons

                  where do I start? all negative reviews are true without a doubt. from politics, favoritism, cheap managers, to getting away with all sorts of harassment, this is not the place you should be walking into, especially if you're a woman

                  1. 1.0
                    27 Aug 2023
                    Senior Software Engineer
                    Former Employee, more than 5 years
                    Bengaluru
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    There are better companies than this. . nothing as such

                    Cons

                    At Freshworks, cultural diversity seems to be primarily focused in Chennai, where they celebrate Madras Day. However, it's important to note that they may not be fully aware that Kannada Rajyotsava holds significant pride among Bangaloreans in the vicinity of Bengaluru. The company's recruitment pattern appears to lean towards a biased approach, with fewer opportunities for hiring Bangaloreans, thus perpetuating this imbalance. This leads to a lack of recognition for those outside of Chennai. For instance, a highly skilled candidate I personally recommended underwent an extensive and rigorous interview process spanning three consecutive weeks, only to be declined by the recruiter without any substantive feedback. It's crucial for fair treatment to be extended to all individuals, irrespective of their location.

                    6
                    1. 4.0
                      21 Sept 2023
                      Technical Account Manager
                      Current Employee
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      Good workplace with nice growth

                      Cons

                      Nothing as of now !

                      1. 3.0
                        18 Sept 2023
                        Lead Data Analyst
                        Current Employee, more than 3 years
                        Chennai
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        It was a company with Employee first mindset

                        Cons

                        Going Ipo made the importance on employees go down No work from home

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                      Freshworks has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 1,908 reviews left anonymously by employees. 71% of employees would recommend working at Freshworks to a friend and 65% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -11% over the last 12 months.

                      According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Freshworks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Freshworks. This rating has decreased by -8% over the last 12 months.

                      71% of Freshworks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Freshworks 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

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