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      Backblaze

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      Backblaze Reviews

      3.3

      52% would recommend to a friend

      (82 total reviews)
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      Gleb Budman

      64% approve of CEO

      46% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Culture and values

      3.2

      Senior management

      3.0

      Career opportunities

      Backblaze has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 82 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Backblaze employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      82 reviews
      3.0
      23 Jun 2023

      Culture is both inviting but can be toxic and immature

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great social programs with fantastic energy. No real deadlines, good work-life balance, and flexible remote working policies. Some great people scattered throughout the org who understand how to run mature companies. There's some excitement from branching out from consumer backups to the more enterprise-focused B2 product

      Cons

      No real deadlines (yes, it's a pro and con), weak leadership, and some teams spend $ like water while others are forced to expend inordinate amounts of energy to save pennies. At times the company is run like a retirement home geared towards employing obsolete empire-builders who have lost their edge years ago instead of focusing on running an effective business. This results in insane politics where industry-agreed-upon practices are tossed aside and some groups "own" technologies or processes they have no business running. Ignorant mob mentality in business social collab. platforms. Compliance is always a struggle because people only care about security or privacy if it's their own privacy. People who would have been fired from other functional companies continue to exist and waste multiple teams' time and energy. Equity compensation for most is less than worthless

      2.0
      11 Mar 2025

      Improving Shareholder Value ... while destroying corporate culture and employee moral

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      I appreciate, as a shareholder, the drive to cut costs and increase revenue HOWEVER the methods being taken seem like they're ripped out of a 1st year business student's playbook - immediate, short-term, tweaks to the business that gut the workforce but show positively in earnings calls and earnings statements. There is some cleanup of legacy employees who have acted like roadblocks to the scaling up of the company but this is a mixed bag (see "Cons")

      Cons

      Newer leadership is decimating the existing organizational structure to purge the organization of "legacy people" for better/worse so they can install their own direct reports. Some practices, not unfamiliar to most experienced people, are unethical and borderline illegal. Leadership will retroactively tank reviews for high-performing individuals, citing personal opinions and erroneous data to justify reductions in force (and prevent future lawsuits). As existing employees watch their colleagues disappear weekly, they have zero psychological safety or motivation to continue performing well. Something that's eroding morale is seeing job postings for non-US locations with titles that match existing roles.

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      Backblaze Response
      1y
      Thank you for your contribution; we appreciate your concerns. The changes introduced over the last few years ensure that we are a solid and sustainable company in the long term. We’ve tried to do this transparently during all-hands meetings and through written communications. I understand that times of change can create uncertainty and concern, especially for those who’ve been with the company through multiple growth phases. We are expanding our global presence and looking to hire the best talent worldwide. This includes expanding our hiring efforts globally. While this has been communicated previously, we acknowledge some may need further information. Leadership decisions - particularly around team structure - are not taken lightly. That said, your concerns around fairness and transparency are essential to understand. Any allegations of unethical behavior or compromised performance processes are taken seriously. We encourage you to share more through internal channels, including your HR Business Partner or our anonymous reporting tool (TinyPulse) if you're open to it. If you feel that your individual performance review was improperly conducted or disagree with your supervisor’s assessment, please let your business partner or HR know so they can investigate. We’re also onboarding a new employee growth and development tool that should provide a broader view of feedback and drive more conversations. - Robert Fitt, HR (sorry for the wall of text, Glassdoor doesn't allow line breaks)
      1.0
      11 Nov 2024

      Everything that was great about this company left with the founders

      Operations
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      No forced RTO. Still have free lunch 1x per week.

      Cons

      Execs do no care about workers. Happiness surveys that reflect poorly on leadership are buried instead of used to make things better. Process is more important that results. If you don't get the right people behind you, it doesn't matter whether or not you've already got a proof of concept working. Morale was poor, then they laid off 12% of the company and reduced benefits.

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      Backblaze Response
      1y
      Thank you for your candid feedback. We’ve been working to simplify our processes and feedback loops to make things easier for people to do their best work and provide actionable feedback. We have rigorous quarterly planning sessions which anyone is welcome to attend. These changes do not happen overnight, but feedback like this is helpful. If you have specific concerns please contact your manager, HR Business Partner, or anonymously via TinyPulse (sent to the HR team). - Robert Fitt, HR (sorry for the wall of text, Glassdoor doesn't allow line breaks)
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