Aspire Reviews

3.1

48% would recommend to a friend

(158 total reviews)
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Anand Kishore

43% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Aspire has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 158 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Aspire 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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158 reviews
1.0
10 Dec 2019

Best-in-class startup dysfunction

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Smart, kind colleagues who are genuinely interested in the industry - Flexible working environment

Cons

It's a shame because there was so much potential here. Your immediate team can be very supportive and gets you through the day, but all of that is soured by the toxicity coming down from the executive levels of the company. It is abundantly clear that the people who make the most noise are rewarded, regardless of their actual ability to execute. It's truly comical how the company positions itself as a thought leader, all of this is smoke and mirrors to mask the lack of depth behind their messaging. Almost the entire executive team have said outrageously inappropriate, immature, biased comments against employees of the company. There's no recourse for this behavior, despite repeated feedback from employees that this behavior needs to change. I'm embarrassed FOR them that they behave in such a way, especially in this post-Susan Fowler world. Eventually, you have to decide for yourself that enough is enough.

2.0
17 Jul 2023
Recommend
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Pros

-There are some very skilled, hardworking, kind people on the team here. -Pay isn't bad -Fully remote work

Cons

Exceedingly toxic senior management steering the whole ship here. Regardless of your seniority, you will be micromanaged, your skills doubted, your advice disregarded, and then they will try to shame/blame you when things don't go ideally.

1.0
25 Feb 2020

Low pay, no job stability, and constant layoffs

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Snacks & catered lunch -WFH -Unlimited PTO -Supportive coworkers who help you make it through the day

Cons

Pay is low and not competitive by SF standards. Throughout the past several months the company has laid off a high number employees only to repost new jobs with different titles and the exact same responsibilities. All hands meetings can get bizzare. CEO once went on a long rant about how certain teams were disappointing him and negatively impacting the company without giving any specifics as to what he was upset about, let alone an action plan. There is also a lack of transparency when it comes to growth opportunities. It seems the same people continue to get promoted while those others have a carrot dangled in front of them (yet never receive critical feedback when meeting with their supervisors). The company would rather hire externally than promote from within.

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