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      IPSY

      Engaged Employer

      IPSY reviews

      3.6

      56% would recommend to a friend

      (186 total reviews)

      Galen Smith

      69% approve of CEO

      42% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Senior management

      IPSY has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 186 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IPSY employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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      Reviews by job title

      186 reviews
      4.0
      Mar 30, 2016

      Positive Environment, Company Goals to Get Behind

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Everyone working here is passionate about the company - Company is fairly transparent to all employees, encouraging excitement and participation in growth - Some nice perks, such as one lunch out a week, a subscription and occasional extra goodies - Profitable, growing company creates a feeling of secure employment

      Cons

      - Limited growth opportunity to hire from within - Strong lack of communication between offices - Occasional lack of focus - Not competitive pay at all, especially at "lower" positions. Cost of living is not met for some positions. - Limited perks compared to similar Bay Area companies

      1.0
      Aug 17, 2021

      Avoid at all costs unless you are desperate for a promotion

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Free beauty products - Average comps (more on this in the cons section) - When most of your team leave the company due to toxic work environment, you can seize the opportunity to bargain for a promotion

      Cons

      - Unstructured: You have to spend most of your work days substitute in every area on your team the company cannot find candidates (mostly due to the company’s not so competitive salary and niche appeal) and work after hours for your specialized fields - Long hours: it’s normal for your superior to message you after 10PM on weekends and after midnight on weekdays and expect immediate answers; any missed call/message will impact your performance review - Egotistical executive team: There are certain executive team members who have the tendency to micromanage every aspects of the business even areas they are not experts in causing the company making the wrong important strategic decisions (imagine a finance executive dragging a SWE lead into 10+ hours of meetings telling them how to do their work) - Rampant Cronyism and Nepotism: You will find some upper managers’ family members and besties at work and always get placed on the most visible projects - High turn-over: Among the upper to middle managements there are numerous cases of people leaving the company within 5 days to 10 months, many within 2 months; many of those who remained are ones who really need a promotion in their careers or have too much pride

      5.0
      Nov 17, 2014

      Great, growing start up

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great work/life balance in a start up that is completely sky rocketing. There are many real opportunities to make a big difference. Really good group of people as well. Technology wise we are doing some very interesting things as well, with machine learning and large data sets. Location is nice as well, right next to Caltrain.

      Cons

      I am a man, so I do not use the product myself.

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