Unfortunate Shift in Company - Anonymous employee Dstillery Employee Review

3.0
Aug 13, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Quality product. Some great folks are still with the company.

Cons

There has been a significant change in environment as the company prepares to go public or be sold. Short sighted decisions and approach to the business are undermining the quality of the product. Long term employees have been leaving the company.

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5.0
May 1, 2026
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Pros

Great work-life balance despite the growth stage at a time, great tech leadership

Cons

had trouble selling media resulting in frequent pivot, DS didn't evolve for a while

1.0
Sep 12, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some of the best coworkers you'll ever have. Unlimited PTO (not that it matters now). Relaxed workload.

Cons

Everything else. Erratic management. Mismanagement. Senior staff keeping people in the dark. Favoritism. They just laid off 40% of the company due to management failing to accommodate for Google delaying cookies... again... even though they claim to be the best data science company in programmatic... they didn't see that Google would do the same thing they did three times before? And it cost good people, some with 10+ years of tenure, their jobs? Even with that aside, managers micromanage, if you're not a "company person" installed by the board, or working with the board, you're not useful. After the last round of layoffs they kept a skeleton crew to keep the ship afloat while they try and find a buyer to sell the company for parts to make good on the board's investment (won't work).

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