It was fun till it wasn't. - Software Developer Ada Employee Review

1.0
Jul 6, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Workers (not management) are very nice, very kind and goodhearted people who try their best to make life fun. You will make a lot of friends here. And really that's how you feel at first. Free food, snacks, beverage, cookies, kombucha, coffee, tea, etc Vacations unlimited with minimum 2 weeks (but let's be real they kinda expect you to read your slack if you're gone and many people end up doing work during vacation.) Benefits were okay you get 100% no copay on health and dental and then everything else falls into 2 pools (health stuff like paramedical and life stuff like TTC) a maximum of 3k per year (2k, 1k respectively from the previous bracket). Which is given slowly every quarter.

Cons

Claims diversity but really are not. Management is all white with a few female white leaders. Check LinkedIn you will see. Also, people who do get promoted to managerial positions tend to be on the lighter skin tone spectrum. People get fake promotions where they get a new title but no more pay. Non-competitive salaries. Acts poor but also blows money on useless things. Management acts friendly and caring but really they just putting a bandaid on their failures with duct tape. They eat more than they can handle which is what led to the 2020 layoffs during the pandemic which was NOT due to financial difficulties. they were fine they have money, they just want to save more money to grow faster later. Literally a month after the layoffs they started hiring for the same positions. Why? Because you don't need to promote, give them raises, etc. Literally teams would be destroyed overnight. "Good morning, actually that team doesn't exist. y'all go in different departments now thanks bye" BUT some people jump 3 levels in half a year. I guess if you play politics right you have a chance. Work-life balance is the funniest one. Yes technically "you can come in whenever you want as long as you do your work" and "you can work from home if you need" but don't do it because really you look lazy if you do.

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Cons

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5.0
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Pros

I love the leadership team here, they're very generous with their time and have a vision I stand behind. I have a lot of runway and trust to do my best work. If you want to work with ambitious people, this is the place for you. If you just want to clock in and out, then this is not an environment you'll thrive in.

Cons

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