Lots of Pros, but attrition is becoming a state of emergency - Anonymous employee Box Employee Review

3.0
May 13, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people on the whole- minimal ego, super smart, and friendly colleagues. Cool office and food. Genuinely great product. There's some amazing vision everywhere you look.

Cons

Attrition has become a very serious problem. Dozens leaving every month- particularly A players who are being recruited by other companies with much better salaries. The compensation issues are getting worse (paying employees in stock was extremely tone deaf), internal mobility policies block advancement more often than they support it, and most of the orgs have very limited IC advancement opportunities. Most of the people who leave aren't disgruntled... they're conflicted. They love Box, but the lack of advancement and the grossly below market salaries force them out. Then they poach their high performing friends.

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5.0
Jan 19, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Box has a strong and inclusive culture that emphasizes collaboration and respect, along with a flat organizational structure that makes it easy to interact directly with management. The company is forward-looking, particularly in its rapid adoption of AI and emerging technologies, and provides substantial opportunities for learning and growth for employees who are proactive and self-motivated.

Cons

As a company positioned between a startup and a large enterprise, Box can feel ambiguous at times, and employees may be expected to build processes or structure on their own and work outside their formal responsibilities. In addition, some management roles have long tenure, which can reduce advancement opportunities for individual contributors aiming to move into leadership positions.

2.0
Apr 9, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Great culture -Decent benefits, though missing 401k match -Decent flexibility in schedule -A solid product and historical customer base -No major layoffs in recent years

Cons

-Communication: leadership is rapidly losing touch with the employee experience, and what the needs and pain points of their teams are. Box really suffers from a situation of "left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing." Even within GTM, teams which work together every day don't communicate, and their respective leaders aren't on the same page -Unclear strategy: leadership is pushing to move at a faster and faster pace, without reflecting on what is an isn't working. Employees are being asked to do more work, while not receiving better pay or benefits, and satisfaction is dropping fast -Lack of advancement opportunity: promotions move incredibly slowly, as does compensation - pay is decently benchmarked, but lagging behind the industry -Required 3x a week in-office, even though a poll of the company showed the majority of workers would prefer otherwise, an old-fashioned mindset

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