Asana Reviews

Work/life Balance: Asana's head of People, Anna Binder, is a vocal advocate for employee wellbeing, and people *actually* listen at Asana. The work culture here is fantastic; neither a victim of "toxic positivity" or just plain toxic. There are well-resourced employee ERGs that are thriving at Asana, and mental health resources abound. I've worked for companies where employee wellbeing during the Covid19 pandemic was not addressed (ie they chose to lay-off employees instead of addressing internal growing pains, and treated WFH like a perk instead of a health necessity). Asana has promised to permanently grant all employees WFH privileges on Wednesdays and Fridays once our official return-to-office takes place in the future. Adjusting back to commuter life will be much less challenging when it's only 3 days a week! Until then, I can enjoy complete flexibility working full-time from home, or from my assigned desk at HQ in downtown SF. No one secretly expects you to be in-office right now, and your position on the team will not be impacted if you never go into the office during this time period. Management and Role/WorkTransparency: Asana lives it's "less work about work" philosophy in practice internally, so you effectively get a task list w/ clear areas of responsibility, and due dates which you use as the backbone for *every single project* you work on here. No more taking on a million ad-hoc projects which never seem to ladder up into what your team is working on, or overwhelm you with busy work that your boss dishes out every meeting (been there!) My manager treats me like a human being, and all management and executive leadership team members at Asana are well-equipped to help you navigate up-leveling, goal setting, and growing your career. Your Areas of Responsibility are easily accessible (so you always have an up-to-date job description, and the ability to see what everyone in the organization is responsible for). Bottom line: If you're looking to stay in SF/the Bay Area, want a hybrid work environment that respects that you have a life (and responsibilities outside of work) and you're passionate about transparency in your workplace (ie clear expectations across the board) Asana should be at the top of your list.

The team is driven by a vision and a mission, and it shows up in everything. The organization is inclusive, positive, and holds a high bar to encourage further growth. There are many ways to grow as an employee, and the company puts a lot of effort into both highlighting opportunities and celebrating when folks are contributing outside of their core responsibilities.