Bad Rabbit Reviews

4.2

84% would recommend to a friend

(15 total reviews)
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Heather Anderson

77% approve of CEO

83% positive business outlook

Bad Rabbit has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 15 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Bad Rabbit 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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15 reviews
1.0
Apr 10, 2018

Greatly oversold experience

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Honest about horribly boring work with out-of-date technology.

Cons

My experience: everything is overstated. Work from home but office time increasingly pushed; office is either the owner's messy multi-occupant apartment in Jersey City with no parking, or a rented small house in Portland (they have no real "office", check their website, the office number is a paid voicemail box and was essentially forgotten). Paid health care options are mediocre, no vision or dental. Pay is well below market in any tech center. Owner/CEO and founder openly state they post jobs they're not actively hiring for. "We don't micromanage," but literally every single minute of your day has to be accounted for and explained in detail, and it's all reviewed every single week. Get any computer you want, but select a Mac and you're responsible for all repairs, any time or out-of-pocket used to get up and running is unpaid as a matter of policy, then you have to buy it if you leave, whether quit or fired. Transparency but only in reporting earning numbers, culture is very cliquish and narrow, engineers can be extremely territorial, offline private complaining is common and can lead to no-look termination. Strange once-monthly pay schedule with internally managed sliding dates. Clear cultural bias, "too East Coast" used liberally. Talk about expanding and competing for bigger contracts, but seems unlikely with general we-hate-corporate hipster attitude and overall dated skillset portfolio. Side-channel legacy maintenance work using older tech is a primary revenue channel and propagates outdated (or lack of) any kind of current-day development standards. Lack of negative reviews involves being paid to sign a strict non-disparagement agreement when leaving the company, the positive reviews here are the usual niche. Clients can sing your praises and all your numbers can be fine, doesn't matter. If a couple of them don't like the way you come off in their chat application for any reason no matter how vague, you'll be gone without notice or any detail whatsoever.

5.0
Apr 9, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Seasoned, top %1, developers working remotely but in a highly collegial atmosphere. Otherwise, see "The Deal" in cons.

Cons

Not exactly a con, but there is no ladder. The compensation is uniform for developers. It's an each-according-to-his abilities place, but the ability level is far higher than most shops outside of the elite Software companies: Google, Microsoft, etc. The best way to think about BR is that there's are explicit trade-offs, see below: Signing-on to the Bad Rabbit is signing-onto "The Deal": - the work isn't always interesting - the pay is ok, but not competitive with tough markets like NYC or SFO - there is a ceiling (Sr Developer) and no ladder unless you're hired as a junior developer BUT: - it's work-from-home and work-when-you-want, as long as it adds up to full-time - the balance sheet, compensation, structure, and much of the decision making is entirely transparent - management bends over backwards to be available and hear input It's a bit like a software commune -- coding on Kibbutz.

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Bad Rabbit Response
8y
We're glad you feel good about the balance of "The Deal" and offer the heartiest of handshakes!
4.0
Feb 9, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Bad Rabbit's main benefit if the flexible work arrangement that allows for remote work, but also the ability to be face to face when needed. Their flat structure is great, but does take some getting used to for people more accustomed to the top heavy nature of most corps. I also like the ability to contribute new ideas and felt like my ideas were welcomed. The company pays 100% of medical premiums which is practically unheard of.

Cons

There are times where you are unsure of who your own manager is, but the proximity of the owners helps fill the void. Getting paid (and reimbursed for expenses) once a month can also be very tricky for people who budget 2x per month (and working 1 month without a salary up front can be challenging too).

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Bad Rabbit Response
8y
Thanks for the feedback! Based on a collective desire to make the switch to being paid twice monthly, we're now in the process of initiating that change. We promise we won't lose our soul. :)
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