A learning experience - Anonymous employee Glow Recipe Employee Review

5.0
3 Jan 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some of the other reviews make me wonder if we're working at the same company. Glow Recipe is definitely a start up and resources can be lean. But the company has come a long way in a very short time because the company culture is scrappy. I think it's naive to expect a start up to have multiple departments including HR, accounting, IT. I've had abundant opportunity at this company to learn and shape my own role. For someone who enjoys solving problems and an entrepreneurial environment, it's exciting. There are a lot of opportunities to attend launch events and sometimes industry events. The co-founders are very experienced and work very hard. They are tough, but fair and I've learned a lot from them. The entire team is dedicated and you often get emails around the clock, but there is no expectation that you need to answer these after working hours. There are PTO days and health benefits. Plenty of free product.

Cons

The work is very demanding and fast paced and it requires a lot of multi-tasking. If you are the type of person who needs a lot of structure and hand-holding, this is not for you.

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5.0
15 Apr 2025
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Pros

seeing many negative comments i thought to add some other comments, we tend to see only negative as humens so i get it... but man, there is also so much good out there. and when it comes to my work place, i love it! i love the product, i love my team, the opportunity to work on interesting subject. the story behind the company and the 2 founders. it has been 3 years and i don't see myself anywhere else.

Cons

none on my end, maybe the long hours i put sometimes but that's expected in sales.

1.0
22 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Felt peace when I left

Cons

This was the worst place I’ve ever worked. I remember being so excited to start. Within my first week, I knew I had made a mistake. The founders will laugh at you, publicly criticize and humiliate your work, micromanage every detail, and gaslight employees constantly. High school mean girls, I would say don’t get on their bad side but even the people on their good side get verbally obliterated daily. There is a reason the turnover is so high. EVERYONE is looking for a new job and is absolutely miserable. Timelines are unrealistic and employees are expected to work late nights and weekends just to put out fires that never needed to exist in the first place. Leadership (the founders) operates with a shocking lack of professionalism. They have said some really questionable things. They will also tell employees one thing and do another. For example, at a company-wide town hall, the founders spoke confidently about how the company would not be conducting layoffs like many competing brands. Just two months later, more than 15 employees were laid off and subsequently replaced. They also told employees that executives had willingly given up their bonuses so everyone else could receive them, but in reality the executive team did not have a choice. The brand may look bright and fun from the outside, but behind the scenes it is a toxic, exhausting, and deeply unhealthy place to work. Working here taught me nothing except how to not treat the people who work for you.

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