Very different than how it looks from the outside - Anonymous employee Airy Labs Employee Review

2.0
Dec 17, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Chance to take on different roles Get to see company being built from the bottom Challenging tasks Get to work with smart idaelistic coworkers

Cons

No PTO and forever on "crunch time" (12+hrs everyday) No work life balance or respect for employees personal lives The founder's parents watch everyone like hawks to make sure everyone is working all the time Very sad to see smart coworkers get burnt out and disillusioned

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4.0
Dec 21, 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Early stage startup, tons of stuff to do Team is really smart and I think we're doing something very worthwhile What we're working on is very exciting and there's tons of potential for changing how kids learn, plus an enormous market for it.

Cons

It's hard work and a lot is expected out of you - you're expected to produce every day and there's pressure from the management to deliver; it's being run like a classic startup, and we're in the office for a long time every day - not much work life balance at this stage.

1.0
Jan 5, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Work with talented team with plenty of experience under their belt. You believe in the goals of Airy Labs in the beginning. Management tries to provide basic accommodations but that does not make up for poor management. Good office location. Personal chef (you pay a % of the meals) and yoga instructor.

Cons

Management is split between the CEO and his father. That is not necessarily a con however it makes communication difficult if both needs to be present. Logically speaking it is better to deal with one competent leader. No light at the end of the tunnel. When can schedules be scaled back to just 10 hours? Personal and team meetings held after normal working hours regularly. You feel as though you are constantly "on call". No work and personal life separation. You can easily become unhealthy due to lack of sleep and exercise and therefore lose motivation to continue. Burn out. System of nearly nightly evaluations.

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