No career development and no culture - Tech Specialist Venmo Employee Review

1.0
4 Jan 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Since Venmo's parent company is PayPal, you have all the benefits of a Fortune 500 company. Was provided with great dental and eye care, PPO plus plan options, 401 (k), and other great benefits like assistance with child care, adoption, and financial coaching to name a few.

Cons

When starting at Venmo, it was a different company and the people interviewing were going off how the startup had been ran for years - flexible time off, daily lunch and snacks, fun working environment, and endless opportunities for career advancement. During my time there, the company was transitioning and adapted to a corporate model, take more and give less. Very soon after being hired, it was clear that there was no career development plans or mentorships. Being promoted within was almost impossible. Since the Chicago office transitioned into WFH, the little culture there was, dissolved. The senior managers, director, VP do nothing to aide the disconnect between departments and teams. There is very little cohesiveness between departments which causes friction and limited solutions for merchants and users.

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Pros

Great corporate benefits! Sabbatical, etc

Cons

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4.0
8 Feb 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

People care about the product immensely. Also, WFH 100% is really great as an option.

Cons

PayPal's senior leadership is absolutely clueless on how to move the product forward or grow the company, and this kills the I credible Venmo team's work velocity considerably. Senior leadership also thinks inserting ads everywhere is somehow helpful for the Venmo brand and company as a whole. They (PayPal) just removed sabbatical PTO. Horrendous idea.

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