Prolific Reviews

3.6

55% would recommend to a friend

(52 total reviews)
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Phelim Bradley

78% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Prolific has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 52 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Prolific 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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52 reviews
1.0
29 Jun 2025

Toxic culture

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Flexible working hours and remote-first setup. - Some incredibly smart and kind colleagues who care deeply about the product

Cons

- Extremely toxic work environment. There is a culture of fear, micromanagement, and confusion intentionally seeded by leadership. - Incompetent leadership team. Many senior leaders and managers lack the experience needed for their roles, yet constantly talk in abstract buzzwords and grand plans without substance. They are often more interested in maintaining control than building a healthy culture. - Micromanagement is rampant. Teams are not trusted to make decisions, and even small tasks are heavily scrutinised. Leadership often contradicts itself and causes unnecessary confusion across departments. - Promotions are political. People who spend time appeasing leadership are rewarded with promotions, while genuinely skilled and hardworking team members are overlooked or quietly pushed out. - High turnover and forced exits. Many talented people have left voluntarily, and others were let go without clear justification. The environment creates burnout and anxiety, with people afraid to speak up or even ask basic questions. - Lack of psychological safety. Feedback is welcomed only when it is flattering. Raising genuine concerns, suggesting improvements, or challenging ideas is often met with hostility or silence.

1.0
22 Oct 2024

Not the great company it used to be

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- They offer a good range of benefits such as learning and development, home office, monthly remote stipend, enhanced parental leave, sick pay, medical leave etc - Great people were previously hired so there are a lot of good people at the company - Some teams have strong team leads who protect and vouch for their teams and their culture is good

Cons

Note that the majority of Glassdoor reviews were submitted when Prolific was a very different place to work. The current reviews do not align to Prolific 2.0. - The culture has taken a big hit in 2024 and it's no longer a great place to work for many people. This is obvious by the large number of leavers there have been this year. - In a bid to improve revenue and performance, leadership brought in Prolific 2.0 which was delivered poorly and massively missed the mark - The salary isn't that competitive compared to other tech companies - Lack of transparency from leadership and bad delivery of company comms - Bottleneck situation regarding career progression in a number of teams

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