Groupon Employer Reviews

Groupon is a great place to work. It's a young and fun environment with a lot of benefits. I will be at Groupon for 2 years in May and I'm looking for a change.

I enjoy the flexibility in the work place and most of the people are enjoyable to work with

Hiring decisions are based on popularity. Not skills or experience.

Human capital is expendable... Very young and inexperienced management.

- very good training
-great company culture with co-workers

Constantly surrounded by smart, hard working people. Very fun work environment that allowed you to be very autonomous.

The company is large and grew too fast. Lots of HARD work. It becomes your life, but the actual job can be lots of fun. Changes occurring every day that seems to complicate the sales process and creates confusion for the sales reps. Overall it's very chaotic. If you're young and not much job experience, you'll love it.

Groupon seems like a fun place to work, and they have tried very hard to maintain the image, but after working there for over 2 years, a lot of the luster wore off.

A typical day for employees is about 10 hours and you are expected to be on call all the time. While the public image is directed towardds promoting small businesses and customer service, – more... the work is very sales driven and the focus of the company is not on helping small businesses succeed and there is very little focus on giving customers the service that will create loyalty.

The hardest part of the job was going along with decisions from management that were in direct opposition to the stated goals and values of the company.

Working with small business owners and finding creative resolutions for customers was the best part of the job. – less

One of the best experiences of my life, what I learned from the start-up to IPO company has been invaluable and something I will always keep with me!

Groupon was a fun, energetic company. I called on local businesses and developed online promotions in order to drive business through their doors.

This place is falling apart fast. Management is making big bets that aren't paying off.

Expect massive layoffs.

Enjoyed working here when I first started a year ago, since then there has been a lot of changes, stock going down, departments being eliminated and Groupon Now! dissolving. They hire people who are inexperienced to do managing positions. Co workers are awesome, very young environment. Free soda, coffee, tea etc in cafeteria.

I love the company attitude. I work in a very low position and every time I point out a system flaw to my manager the information is taken seriously and immediately escalated to the appropriate person. My only real complaint is that my salary is very low and I feel like they are not taking into account any of my prior work experience when considering – more... promotions. – less

• Responsibilities included account management, account maintenance, and opportunity development
• Built, maintained, and managed relationships with key senior level clients
• Maintained knowledge and awareness to understand and identify key industry trends
• Prospected and consulted with local merchants to close on compelling offers based on each business’s – more... products & services
• Presented Groupon as a unique alternative for businesses to utilize as a way of acquiring new customers within their market area – less

Initially the office was exciting, everyone around drank the kool aid and told you how big the company was. But, if you sat back and looked at the management you wouldn't believe it any longer. It was a "fun" place but not somewhere to invest your time

A typical day at work was pretty great. I learned to work together with an excited group of young professionals, management from time to time was trying but they always had good intentions. The hardest part of the job was long overtime during the holidays. The most enjoyable part of the job was working with my co-workers, who were a diverse a fun community – more... of Chicagoans. – less

Groupon is a large company that is still very much a start-up. There is an abundance of opportunity to contribute significantly to the company.

A typical day at work consist of checking in with the development teams, setting priorities, removing road blocks for my team, working with cross functional groups to get things done.

I have learned how to – more... successfully influence priorities across various groups based on using quantitative metrics and a winning personality!

There are bright, yet relatively inexperienced engineers and managers.

The most difficult part of my job is keep up with the changing direction of the company; which happens to be a function of the start-up culture.

The most enjoyable part of my job is the same as the most difficult. – less

At Groupon I worked with Groupon Getaways. Groupon Getaways is the purely travel dedicated platform that really appeals to the travel savvy subscriber base that Groupon holds. I worked in the Midwest and Canada region. What I would do is call on three star properties and above to feature them on the website for seven to ten days. I learned a lot with – more... Getaways, especially how to be strategic in what you are selling. This includes prospecting and the art of being able to close deals. The valuable experience that I gained from Groupon will be something that I will be able to use throughout my entire professional career. – less

Call new/existing merchants to schedule features of businesses
Co-Workers are great
Young management but everyone is still learning
Lots of cold calling
The new cafeteria is great, free soda/vitamin water, coffee

Woeking for Groupon was a great experience and I would work for the company again.