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      3.7

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (463 total reviews)
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      Thomas Dohmke

      52% approve of CEO

      48% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      2.8

      Senior management

      GitHub has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 463 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GitHub employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      463 reviews
      5.0
      May 4, 2017

      Very grateful for my time here

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A chaotic few years, where the company saw lots of growth and teething problems, but overall a unique, intense, and positive experience. The lessons I’ve learned working here, the people I’ve met, and the memories I’ll take away—are some of the most valuable things I’ve had the opportunity to experience.

      Cons

      Kind of like Animal Farm, in company form…? Convoluted internal politics and history, heavily skewed against empowering remote employees to have influence on decisions or visibility into context. Lots of backchannel communication. Zero clarity for career progression and upward (or sideways) mobility. Poor feedback systems (both positive and critical), with very little meaningful action resulting from feedback processes. Many managers with poor people skills, and/or unmotivated to be good managers. No consistent management philosophy. Management is explicitly and actively discouraging community involvement.

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      GitHub Response
      9y
      We genuinely appreciate these details surrounding our company feedback process. Over the last year, we have made improving our feedback process a primary focus and we will continue to make it a focus each and every year moving forward.
      1.0
      Aug 7, 2024

      GitHub

      Talent acquisition
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits, like holiday allowance

      Cons

      Poor leadership and direction This is a Microsoft company, don't expect this to be anything else Microsoft leaders favour each other and huge amount of bias in the company Toxic culture Actively trying to not hire particular groups, like white people.

      5.0
      Oct 4, 2017

      Great place to work with lots of opportunity.

      Sales
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great environment working with a cutting edge project and a fast developing industry. People are really engaged and supportive. Lots of lovely perks with lots of opportunity to move and grow in career.

      Cons

      They don't always get everything right but it is because its a company playing catch up as it moves from a start up mentality into a more mature approach. The back office is catching up slowly and this may be irritating for employees looking for everything to be de facto standard of a large office. It's not. You have to sometimes fend for yourself.

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