Friendly People & Opportunities for Career Development - Anonymous employee Dot818 Employee Review

5.0
Apr 5, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Dot818 provides a healthy learning environment for those who want to advance in their careers. You will likely be asked to do more than you feel qualified to do, but you will be given the tools, time, and feedback you need to grow into the role. You'll stay busy, but it's the good kind of busy -- a kind of contagious momentum where everyone is trying their hardest to help the company succeed. We care. You will, too. The people are great. Everyone is friendly and the breakroom is always a delightful place to spend your lunch hour as you chat with colleagues and enjoy goodies from the generously stocked pantry. The company regularly sponsors fun team-building lunches and events. Last year we ran a Spartan Race together. Lunch is brought in once a month. And we all go out to eat every time a new employee is hired. The office culture makes it feel like you're working with a bunch of friends. The CEO is well-respected in the industry. He treats his employees like family and he expects the best out of us. His expectations and ability to define goals have helped me progress in my career. He's done an impressive job building up the company. Those who work with him know that dot818 will be around for a long, long time.

Cons

The office is right next door to a firehouse and sometimes the sirens can be distracting.

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5.0
May 8, 2024
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Mar 14, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Good end of year bonuses - Regular yearly raises, but you likely aren’t starting out at median pay when you get hired - You can secure a management level title pretty easily, even if you’re not actually management

Cons

- There is no formal HR dept or other employee-relations dept. If employees want to report something, they’re told to go to the legal dept/in-house counsel. The CEO/in-house counsel don’t see how this could be a conflict of interest - You’ll be expected to take on several roles without commensurate/median pay or guidance. If you perform well, you’ll be expected to take on more work/responsibilities/roles while underperforming co-workers get to coast by because of nepotism or favoritism - You’ll be expected to figure it out or learn as you go, often in departments that you weren’t hired into - 95% of the company is Armenian or Slavic, so diversity is a joke - Majority of the company has cliques and you’re looked down on if you don’t conform to the “company culture” - Office politics is necessary if you want to maintain your job, get a raise, or get promoted. While this is common for most corporate companies, you’ll become an Olympic medalist for office politics at dot818 - Majority of the company is male dominated with finance bro egos - Lots of gossip and co-workers throwing each other under the bus - The company is definitely still a startup environment even though they deny it

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