senior software engineer

software engineer

account manager

senior product manager

account executive

Weedmaps

After reading these reviews from disgruntled former employees, I had to pipe up to offer the perspective of a current employee (and, no, I wasn't asked to provide this review).

Yes, this is a fast-paced work environment. You aren't going to be twiddling your thumbs surfing Instagram (unless you're in a different department with a much cooler job than mine that involves excessive use of the word Influencer).

Yes, sometimes people hear the "Weed" in Weedmaps and think they're coming here to get stoned all day. Those people don't last long then complain that they were bamboozled. They don't realize it was their own misconception that bamboozled them. We are a tech company with a zealous eye on growth. If you treat work like a house party (or expect excessive hand-holding), you're not going to last long.

The great thing is that, while there seems to always be some portion of people who fall into the "won't last long" category, the people who remain are extraordinary colleagues. We've brought in a number of C-Suite executives in the past couple of years, and, as a whole, they are really hitting their stride. The teams they have developed are filled with people - both "old guard" and "new guard" - who understand the relevant industries (tech and cannabis), believe in pushing for open markets, and are willing to work hard to make that happen. 

The legal work I see on a day-to-day basis is the chocolate ganache icing on my fantasy birthday cake that is working at Weedmaps (that was a stretch, stay with me now). Take every issue faced by a company with a sizeable employee base and complex corporate structure, then add the concept of "cannabis" and it instantly becomes a novel issue. For me, this is a phenomenal job I honestly can't fathom leaving.

Cons: Very toxic environment, not much transparency and many processes are held as "tribal knowledge" which creates a steep learning curve. Wasn't set up for success when I started the position with Endless fires to put out starting on day 1 of my employment! Management places blame on lower level account reps to make themselves look better. Favoritism is huge at Weedmaps. It's important to stroke leaderships ego if you want to make it here. If you don't, you will be let go. Very high turnover rate in the sales department. Reps are moved around with different books of business every 60-90 days making it impossible to build trusting relationship with accounts. Customers are not happy with many of the ways Weedmaps does business and it’s probably the worst thing I could have done for my reputation within the cannabis industry. Known as “greed maps”.  Management leads with fear and doesn't provide much guidance at all. I have had the worst anxiety in my entire career since working here. Was told by management if I'm not working 50-60 Hours a week I'm not working hard enough. Encouraged to oversell customers which can damage long term relationships. Only concerned about the bottom line. No empathy shown for customers or employees. There is a reason why you are given a nice base salary here - it’s is nearly impossible to reach your goals and obtain your OTE. Company over hires & lays off really great employees on a regular basis. No job security. 

Pros: free lunch if you go into the office, benefits are great and future employers like to see Weedmaps on your resume as it is widely known company.( If you are looking to stay in the cannabis industry). I enjoy my co- workers. Many very interesting and nice people outside of management. 

I may not be the best person to write this review, but overall opinion of the company was that it was one of the best places that I have worked. The people that I worked with were great, I learned a lot of things.

I looked forward to the work that I was doing, and stayed through several turbulent times, mostly because of the type of work I was doing. 

Promotions/job advancement was dangled in front of me for over a year and a few months. They eventually gave me the promotion, but the process was slow.

The typical day at work consisted of daily standup, and maybe a few meetings throughout the day. 

When we did have an office location in Denver, the place was great. The comradery in the office made the place great. However that office space was eventually closed, and we were sent home to wait for the new Denver office location to open.

The most enjoyable part of the job was the people that I worked with. While the hardest part of the job that I encountered was how separated the remote employees were from the main headquarters. They have been working on improving that, but I believe that will continue being an issue, due to how many events are focused around headquarters (like pumpkin carving contests, etc.)

Be prepared to work 10-11 hour days and still have people throw back-handed insults when you clock out. Mandatory Saturdays, on top of being strongly encouraged to come in other weekends as well. 

Sales commissions are setup to be top heavy, grunts get thrown under the bus and shuffled in and out of the department on a MONTHLY (read: 60-90 days) basis. 

Also be ready to take the brunt of blame for any and all issues (be they administrative/legal/technical/otherwise) - management will "have your back" but will only be there to use you as a meat shield when the shooting starts.


Also a resume killer - turns out Cannabis is still not cool in 2018. 


On the plus - free lunches/snacks/drinks are always provided. Benefits are decent, and the company does take care of maternity/paternity better than most. Coworkers and team members are always there to help - even if their hands are often tied.

Weedmaps is an EXCELLENT company. No company is perfect, but they were as close as you could ask in my opinion. There is a high bar for expectations and you are expected to meet them. I'm very competitive, but if you don't love aggressive (but fair) KPIs, this is not the place for you. Growth at Weedmaps is tremendous. They proved time and time again that they will promote from within and I saw proof of that first-hand. This is the best company I have worked for regarding internal promotion and personal success. This is obviously a cannabis driven organization, so if you are not pro-cannabis, this MIGHT not be the place for you. Weedmaps is not excessive though and I believe someone who was fairly neutral about cannabis regulations could still work here and not feel like it's being forced down on a daily basis, because it's not. My experience was as a contractor and when my contracted ended, it was a sad day for me. I really loved working at Weedmaps. 

This company is spiraling downwards FAST. Very poorly managed. There's a serious lack of communication overall but especially between leadership and departments. The remote friendly environment was nice while it lasted. 

Expect: 
KPIs/quotas to change constantly, even last minutes changes at reporting time.
reporting discrepancies that directly affect your pay without resolution. 
Getting "in trouble" with manager A for doing what manager B said. 
To constantly feel like you might randomly get fired that day. 
To have new management every quarter.
To have to go back on offers to clients.

Don't expect: 
Recognition for achievements
To be able to sell the same solutions today that you did yesterday 

What is the best part of working at the company?
If you like challenging and chaotic start up environments, this job is definitely for you.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
No processes in place, very random decision making. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Culture is toxic, lot's of backstabbing and favoritism. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You work about a 10 hour day if you want to be successful. Pay is low even if you overperform. I would've had to have sold over 200% of quota to make even close to what I wanted to earn. Lot's of standard operating procedures that are chaning constantly but not being updated in the right places.

Typical day at work for me was WFH. I would work right up until just before my 6th hour and take a one hour meal break. The work was pretty self explanatory and I was able to learn a lot. Especially from the members that have been with the company a while longer. The most enjoyable part of the job is knowing that I was helping so many people educate themselves on marijuana and how to properly use it. 

A typical work day is 12 hours.  The company motivates its employees through use of threat of job loss.  The company is struggling to understand what a publicly traded company should look and feel like, let alone work like.  The Cannabis industry is volatile and Weedmaps is no different.  Leadership at the company ranks lower than most start-up firms even though the company is 10+ years old 

The cannabis industry is exciting and fun with a lot of new stuff coming out every week… Weedmaps is just not geared towards being a leader in an industry that is changing that fast. Most of our execs don’t have real tech company exec backgrounds and our CEO is a… lawyer. Competitors are starting to surpass us and our management seems to still be stuck in our old glory days. Most employees don’t have any equity, which is also unheard of for a formerly pre IPO company

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