Yext

How it happened

Yext sells software that helps businesses manage their digital presence — keeping information accurate across search engines, maps and voice assistants. It went public in 2017 and peaked around $2.4B in 2018, then growth steadily decelerated as listings management matured and AI-driven search reshaped the landscape; the stock drifted lower for years before falling below $1B in 2025-26, ending near $0.4B. Glassdoor reviews from the long slide describe how it felt inside: small layoff rounds every few months, handled quietly and badged as restructurings — at times shortly after leadership had signaled none were planned — a strategy employees saw pinballing between listings and search, and wholesale senior-leadership turnover after the founder-CEO's exit.

Employee accounts paraphrase anonymous, unverified reviews posted publicly on Glassdoor ↗. See our methodology.