BetterUp is a Special Place - Recruiter BetterUp Employee Review

5.0
16 Aug 2023
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Pros

- Honest, hard working, and accountable leadership - Incredible subject matter in Behavioral Science and coaching - Most vibrant, authentic, and capable group of humans I've experienced - I learned more about myself at BetterUp vs. any other company - BetterUp is going to continue to do big things - Take the time to learn about this company and the incredible people before being turned away by negative reviews - It's a high performing culture that provides you with coaching. You're presented with business challenges to solve and coaches. What more could you ask for?

Cons

Everything that was an 'inconvenience' or a 'change' was honest growing pains that any other company who is trying to capture a market will go through. BetterUp's leaders are navigating a crazy time in tech and are extremely transparent with the strategy needed to win and enablement around the behaviors at the team and individual level. The behavioral science applied to the culture is incredible. 0 bad things to say about BetterUp. Sometimes people think that it's a place to chill because it's a mental health company and forget it's a start up. Don't go to BetterUp if you want to coast. This place is about growth which is a beautiful and hard thing. It's hard work but so is every startup and it's so worth it. Honestly, the amount of psychological support, coaching, and learning that BetterUp provides is second to none. BetterUp is a place for those with a work ethic, low-ego, and are stimulated by problem solving. Alexi and Eddie are great founders. Incredible Recruiting team led by Ryan Weber who is a phenomenal leader.

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5.0
17 Jun 2026
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Pros

Amazing team Rewarding cross functional work Interesting tasks Learning opportunities Flexible work schedule

Cons

As this is a contractor role, there are no benefits

5.0
10 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Nearly 8 years in, and the work still pulls me forward. What keeps me at BetterUp is that the problems are genuinely hard and genuinely worth solving. I came from engineering, so I'm wired to care about infrastructure, not just features, and this is one of the rare places where you can build something foundational and actually see it move metrics, clear escalations, and unblock a whole go-to-market motion. The mission isn't decorative here. I can feel the thread between the work and the outcome. BetterUp also trusts you to figure things out across lanes. I've written SQL, prototyped with AI tools, facilitated workshops, and co-designed vendor strategy, all as a PM, because the culture doesn't penalize curiosity or reaching into adjacent territory. And honestly, some of my closest friendships came out of this place. The people I work with, on engineering, on cross-functional teams, and in peer mentorship, are people I genuinely learn from and, in some cases, people I can't imagine not having in my life. That combination of meaningful infrastructure work, real trust, and people who challenge you and become your people is not easy to find. The benefits span beyond general work-life-balance, if you're curious about something, there's always an open door to learn and contribute. As a woman in tech, I cherish the fact that our colleagues listen to women, and our insight is taken into account instead of just ignored. It's nice to feel safe at work, able to speak your mind freely.

Cons

If you want a boring job, this is not the place for you.

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