iFixit Reviews

3.9

68% would recommend to a friend

(48 total reviews)

Kyle Wiens

72% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

iFixit has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 48 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The iFixit employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.9 stars).

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48 reviews
1.0
29 Mar 2018

Excellent mission poorly executed

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- If you're working in one of the departments that don't require specific skills or education (i.e. kitting, shipping) benefits are great, as they are far above what you would normally get at an unskilled job - The mission of the company is genuinely great - Generally good coworkers - Good health insurance, and the company pays the whole premium for employees

Cons

- Largely incompetent managers - HR that does nothing with repeated employee complaints - CEO who often behaves in a thoroughly inappropriate, abusive, or harassing manner to employees - If you have a skilled job, get ready to be paid between 30-50% or more below market value for your position - Leadership is extremely resistant to any change in the status quo - Highly gender-discriminatory environment

2.0
31 Jul 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

In general the people are great, the work I did as a software engineer was challenging, and the perks are nice.

Cons

They have lost nearly half of their development team in 2018, and have barely budgeted replacing anyone. It's worrisome to see the team dwindle with no plan to refill the ranks or transition to a small-team dev shop. Furthermore the salary and raise structure rely on you appreciating 'intangible benefits' and working with friends rather than fair pay. Expect to be paid 20-40% less than your market value off the bat, with extremely conservative raises. Finally, it is a less representative environment for women and minorities, especially in the higher ranks.

4.0
17 Oct 2017

Don't be afraid to leave quickly

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Weekly lunches provided on T/Th that are on par with a fine dining restaurant. That, coupled with a fully stocked kitchen (beer, wine, soda, water, snacks, lunch material, etc) make it almost possible to eat 100% of your weekly meals at work. They really impress on employees having a good work/life balance. For better or for worse (see cons below) this means you can work around a schedule that fits you. Mistakes are expected and dismissed with reasonable explanation. Management is dedicated to the company mission. Similarly, they see their employees as a part of the family. Maybe a second or third cousin, but still, family.

Cons

Startup vision (fix the world) with corporate gears (management) that slows growth. Some managers have identified all they need to do to succeed is impress the CEO/CXO to survive and that results in little accountability with a lot of slow movement. Lack of outer influence. iFixit thinks its the expert on a lot of different things and managers are entitled or naive to the realities of life outside their network. That results in shock when things don't go as planned despite the warnings of other employees and friends in the field.

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