Software Developer Intern - Anonymous employee Awesense Employee Review

5.0
Jan 17, 2017
Anonymous intern
Recommend
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Pros

There's always work to do, but it never feels overly pressured or high stress All the executives know you by name Full time employees get a heavily discounted laptop of your own choice every few years Everyone is super knowledgable and helpful Free cake and champage on special occasions Quite normal to work from home Free candy, yogurt and babybel daily Free (non grocery store) hand ground coffee Building had a shared workout gym with showers Next to burrard station Ideas for product enhancement were contributed by every employee not just technical employees Neutral: nearly everyone uses an apple product

Cons

Executives had aggressive software growth plans/road maps but this isn't an isolated case in the software industry

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
Apr 12, 2015
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Pros

The pros are so many that I am having a hard time coming up with a limited number of bullet points. - Exciting challenges and a cool problem to solve. - Brilliant colleagues being guided by a very capable leadership team. - Amazing company culture reinforced by a hiring process that gives the employees the opportunity to interact with potential newcomers. You are joining a team, not just sharing a space. - Total freedom to do whatever you want as long as you get your job done well. - Lots of laughs (and artisan beer). - Good career opportunities. We are doubling size this year. - The feeling that the whole team strives towards the same objective: building a great company.

Cons

Two things: - While the hands-off management is certainly an advantage, the downside of it is that, for the most part, you will have to come up with your own training resources. Fortunately, everyone is very supportive, but it will be up to you to use your imagination to figure out what should be covered and how to cover it. It's a bit like drawing a map of a city that you are just getting to know. - The BYOD policy [50/50 assisted purchasing scheme] is not built for everyone. If, God forbid, you are not an Apple groupie, or don't feel like spending $1000 on extra equipment, you are on your own.

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