Crayon Data Reviews

3.2

56% would recommend to a friend

(110 total reviews)

Suresh Shankar

79% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Crayon Data has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 110 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Crayon Data 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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110 reviews
5.0
Jun 25, 2024

Good place to learn and work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Exposure to quick and fast paced learning

Cons

I did not see any negatives working at Crayon Data.

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Crayon Data Response
7mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback! Your encouragement motivates us to keep improving and building a workplace that our team can truly be proud of.
3.0
Sep 23, 2015

Work at Crayon

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Extremely friendly environment, a lot of freedom

Cons

It's a family. But sometimes, a company NEEDS to be a company. The company is too good to its employees. So good that people exploit it. There are 5 people employed for the job of 2. There is abundant wastage of time by some, while some slave away from dusk till dawn. Also, there is a clear hierarchy. EVERYBODY knows this but management seems to conveniently overlook it.

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Crayon Data Response
7y
Thank you Anonymous Employee. Apologies for the delayed response. We have reviewed your feedback and much has changed over the last couple of years. Call us a family, a company or a start-up...regardless of the labels we all work in synergy, as one unit. Towards the betterment of the team as well as the products we deliver. Thanks once again for your feedback! :D
1.0
May 25, 2016

Terrible company to work for

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pantry has good stuff usually

Cons

The biggest downfall of working at Crayon Data is that you will be working 'for' some really old people who try cheap little tricks to earn really less money- all of that would be done at your expense. Like not contributing the same amount to your PF, which is mandatory. That apart- you can be assured that all the shares/bonuses you are promised will definitely not be given to you in the end. The company seems to be short of money all the time- something the cofounders will constantly tell you. If you choose to believe them, then why would you work for a broke company and if you choose not to, then be sure they will be extracting money from your salary itself. They are basically a group of close knit people at the top who want to share the profits amongst themselves.

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Crayon Data Response
10y
Thank you for the feedback. While we are really happy that you liked our well-stocked pantry, we were a little surprised by the fact that you called us unethical (and that our founders are 'old' - they actually prefer to be called 'mature', specially after successful careers as entrepreneurs for 25+ years:)). So here goes - Fact of life 1: We really can't play around with your PF. The government (and the audit teams) keep a pretty good check on that. We actually go a step further and give our employees the option to best cater to their financial situation - when they need more money in hand, we give them an option of lower PF, and when they are comfortable in day-to-day expenses, we help them save more for future and optimise taxes by putting more in the PF. If you need more info on this, reach out to us anytime and we'll show you how it works. Fact of life 2: Profits? We would love to be profitable - but lets face facts - we are a startup. We're broke a lot. We raise money, make some money, pay our people, develop our tech, stock our pantry and try to keep the cycle going. We're confident that we're going to get big and powerful some day, but till then - its a crazy roller coaster. At Crayon, we are committed to creating a transparent and collaborate environment for all our employees. While we are disappointed to hear about your experience, we are also willing to work with you to address any specific concerns.
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