Gumtree Reviews

3.4

40% would recommend to a friend

(192 total reviews)
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Andy Harper and Kim Faura

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40% positive business outlook

Gumtree has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 192 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Gumtree employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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192 reviews
1.0
24 Oct 2015

Good Product, Poor Management

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some good benefits in terms of food, gifts etc Good company for your CV

Cons

Extremely poor management and morale Incompetency = promotion Goals change constantly and aren't consistent High stress environment

2.0
17 Mar 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Good experience for graduates, good name for your CV. A few good people and a nice office.

Cons

Salaries are not competitive, management and promotions are poorly selected based on friendships and social nature as opposed to merit. Poor investment in the product.

1.0
5 Jun 2025

Shambolic and chaotic

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There were some gorgeous people at Gumtree who really cared about the old product, brand, and it's vision. That's all gone down the drain now. There are no pros for product and tech. Avoid at all costs.

Cons

Gumtree was sold to 58.com towards the end of 2024, in a sale that was seemingly never publicly announced. Throughout the sale process the team were reassured that jobs were safe. That they weren't planning on shipping all the work out to China but instead, wanted to invest and grow the teams in the UK. Almost immediately, everything changed for the worst. They bought in a load of inept middle aged, dry male leadership from Checkatrade. They made senior members of the team redundant. The Checkatrade zombies provided no reassurance, strategy, or direction. But instead, have done a fantastic job of acting as soulless puppets to buffer between 58.coms demands and anyone who is unfortunate enough to still work at Gumtree in the UK. What made Gumtree special does not exist anymore. The ethos of recycling goods and connecting communities is dead. The future vision looks like the UK answer to Alibaba.com Utterly disappointing and demotivating.

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Gumtree Response
11mo
We’re sorry to hear about your experience and understand your frustrations. Gumtree is undergoing a transformation, guided by a renewed company vision and strategic investment aimed at modernising our platform. We recognise that transitions like these can be difficult, and we’re truly sorry that this impacted your time with us. We’re grateful for the contributions you made during your tenure and sincerely wish you all the best in your future endeavours.
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