Only the desperate come here - Employee Curse.com Employee Review

1.0
Nov 25, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Nice office in the downtown area, one of the few web companies in Huntsville, employees generally have a decent knowledge of their jobs and enthusiasm for gaming. If you're a young white male and consider yourself a gamer and a drinker, you'll probably fit in here. They were originally a promising company enjoying success from a fresh idea.

Cons

The outlook for Curse is NOT good. They moved headquarters to a cheaper location to try to keep things going, but this hurt long-time employees and I don't know if the boost from this can counter the mismanagement. First of all, they've been hiring a cheaper workforce based on low standards (like "guys who enjoy video games and never had a real job before"), and they have a turn-over of talented people. They need more employees for all the little things the clueless management want, but instead they keep piling more on the workforce who are doing things like getting drunk at work or taking time off to play games. What was that about "work hard and play hard?" If the interviewing experience for most employees is as bad as mine, it's no wonder that they scare talented people off. I've only stuck with them because I'd rather not move again and I hoped things might turn around, but they haven't and the truth is I can make more money elsewhere and work at place that is both professional and "cool." The benefits that they claim are near-useless. California insurance for a company based in Alabama? All the junk food my co-workers can eat! Bet they wish they had an in-state health plan. I wish that wasn't coming out of my paycheck. You're "family oriented?" Guess that's why 80% of your workforce are forever-alone young men. Curse is "like family?" For the people who got unneeded positions because of who they're related to, I guess this is true. They "only hire the best?" Not for management, apparently! This company makes me feel like I'm part of the late 90s dot com bubble, and I know how it's going to end. We can't survive indefinitely from putting mediocre work into websites and content, and we're just plain lucky to not be sued over some of the things that have happened.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
Dec 2, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I've really enjoyed my experience working for Curse. Many of Curse's employees relocate from across the country to come be a part of this team (including myself), and since day one everyone has done a great job making sure I feel welcome and included. It is inspiring to come to work every day with such passionate people- everyone here believes that Curse's web properties and products truly help gamers better enjoy their gaming experience, and that belief is what motivates everyone to work hard and contribute to the community they love on a daily basis. Curse values its employees and offers an excellent benefit package (way better than my last employer)- to start, I pay nothing out of pocket for my medical, dental, and vision insurance. Curse also contributes up to 5% to your 401K, which can add up fast. The catered lunches, stocked kitchen, monthly gym reimbursement, and annual gaming expense reimbursement aren't bad either. I also get to take more PTO here than I ever have before- Curse gives you 20 PTO days in your first year. All of this really makes me feel very well taken care of by Curse. Last, the company is growing like crazy right now. Since Curse prefers to promote from within rather than hire management into the company, it's definitely an awesome time to join the team (more leadership/management/senior level roles should open up to keep up with the growth).

Cons

It's hard for me to come up with any cons to working for Curse. The only thing I can say is the org. structure is pretty flat right now, but I assume that's going to change soon with all of the growth this year and next.

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