CareerPlug Reviews

4.0

72% would recommend to a friend

(46 total reviews)

Clint Smith

79% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

CareerPlug has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 46 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CareerPlug 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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46 reviews
2.0
13 May 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I've worked at CareerPlug for awhile now and can honestly say the majority of people are amazing, talented and easy to work with. PTO policy is generous, work/life balance is healthy for the most part and other benefits are great too. Although the product needs work at times, most of our clients are satisfied with it and see great results.

Cons

Although the company has been around almost 15 years, it still very much has a start-up feel and just can't seem to get things together. Processes are constantly being changed (more than a typical start-up company) and we never seem to be able to appropriately staff the company in order to scale. In the past year there have been some big changes that have unfortunately affected the morale and culture of the company. CareerPlug is continuing to restructure with no clear vision and valuable team members have been laid off. No one is quite sure the direction the company is going. When team members quit (or are fired) they are rarely replaced; instead their work is just handed off to other team members who are already swamped with work, even if it's a completely different role than what they were hired for. (Example, Client Success Managers being expected to answer Support tickets all day, etc). The President of the company is ultimately making all decisions and while the CEO used to be more involved he has taken a step back. I would think twice before getting a job here.

1.0
22 Jan 2019

Wouldn’t recommend

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free snacks, employer paid insurance, and great people!

Cons

Salary is extremely low considering how expensive the cost of living is in Austin, and raises are non existent. The stress and workload is unbearable. I never had a job where I would leave the office just to cry in my car. Management refuses to listen to employees concerns, which resulted in high turnover. The software is unintuitive and extremely difficult for most clients to understand. People with client facing jobs have it extremely hard, as they get yelled at for things which are out of their control. Some clients have multiple one on one trainings, but are still unable to utilize the product correctly. With this being said, there is one UX designer on the product team who’s amazing, so hopefully things will get better soon!

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CareerPlug Response
7y
We're truly sorry you had a poor experience working at CareerPlug. We hope you've found a place that puts you in your strength zone and gives you the growth you didn't see with us. We review compensation for all our employees on an annual basis (at minimum) and grant increases based on performance. We have an open door policy with all our managers and leaders, and besides our employee engagement surveys where we gather feedback quarterly, often invite employees to give feedback to their manager, to HR, and to the President directly. All full-time employees develop growth plans with their manager and are encouraged to pursue professional development to further their career. Building CareerPlug to one of the best places to work in Austin takes a constant renewing commitment from our leadership and our employees. We truly believe in putting our People First, starting with listening to feedback.
3.0
9 Jan 2019

Good career start, but no room for growth

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

CareerPlug offers great benefits such as unlimited PTO, employer paid health insurance, and 401k match. There are amazing people who work at CareerPlug, and I looked forward to working with my coworkers everyday. There's also free snacks and free lunches frequently. When my position/team was dissolved, higher management was very supportive and offered assistance in several ways which isn’t always the case in these situations. Overall company culture is fun, driven, and laidback yet hardworking.

Cons

The quote "people quit their management, not their companies" applied to my experience at CareerPlug. CareerPlug overall is a great and hardworking company that I enjoyed contributing to, but there were issues with management that was detrimental to my work experience and environment. For the majority of my employment, I did not receive professional development or genuine support/check-ins from direct management. Even after bringing my concerns and painpoints were escalated, it was never directly addressed or appropriately handled. I have never had a job drive me to the point of tears until I worked here. The morale on my team severely dropped which was acknowledged, but also never appropriately handled. Another con was lack of growth in terms of position and salary - despite positive performance reviews, I never received a pay raise during my 2 years there and there was no room for promotion.

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CareerPlug Response
7y
Thank you for your feedback! We're sorry you didn't have a great experience with your manager and your team. We believe in getting better every day and that includes consistently training our managers on how to motivate and engage their team and rumbling with tough situations. Your feedback helps us continue to grow - thank you!
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