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This place works you to the bone

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Coinbase for 2 years
April 17, 2022
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros
  • Nice coworkers
  • Pretty cool projects to work on
  • Good pay
  • Remote work
  • Good CEO
Cons

This place will work you to the bone and, come performance review time, tell you you are "ok".

60-hour weeks are pretty normal. If you are a hard-working engineer like I was, then this won't discourage you. However, the lack of acknowledgment of the work you put in and over-delivering on all of your objectives is very normal at Coinbase. Only about 2 in 10 engineers "exceed" expectations, and a lot of this is based on politics in my experience here.

Also, if you are looking to join and think pay equity is a good idea, then you have to accept the fact that you can outwork someone by 3x who is doing the bare minimum, and they will be compensated in the exact same way as you.

Advice to Management

You need to adjust the way you incentivize employees. You will lose a lot of dedicated employees that view their hard work as just a waste of time.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
2.0
Culture and Values
2.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3.0
Career Opportunities
4.0
Compensation and Benefits
5.0
Senior Management
3.0

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