Good mission, decent benefits, favoritism, bad culture - Operations Flexport Employee Review

2.0
5 Feb 2020
Recommend
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Pros

I really believe the mission and market fit are fantastic. The company hires some very intelligent and diverse talent, where one can find many friends. The catered lunches are a nice perk as well, plus being dog friendly.

Cons

The work is very transactional, despite countless promises to automate. There aren’t as many career opportunities as advertised, with most interesting positions filled by outside hires as they come up. There’s a glass ceiling to manager and those who make it are often favorites or cheerleaders to the company. Candor, despite being a core value, will result in negative attention and pushback. This can also show up on your performance reviews (including asking why involuntary compensation changes are made). The work life balance is also tough, with unspoken pressures to not work from home and always be accessible via slack and email.

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5.0
19 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Very good leadership and flexible

Cons

Not enough growth, or knowledge regarding logistics

5.0
21 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of really smart and nice people at the company. The culture has improved a lot recently. There's a good amount of room to develop and jump on things that you might not be exposed to in other companies.

Cons

The company moves a little too fast at times and maybe overlooks things that are working well and don't necessarily need to be changed for "efficiency" at the risk of doing things incorrectly. It can be hard to move up in some departments. work/life balance varies a lot by team.

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