Friendly, relaxed work environment with great learning opportunities - Anonymous employee EMBR Labs Employee Review

— Culture — When I worked at EMBR Labs, the full-time team consisted of the 3 co-founders and 3 summer interns (there were also a few advisors/ mentors/other part-time people). The co-founders are some of the friendliest, brightest and most authentic people I’ve met, and they were very intentional about making all of the interns feel welcome and a part of the team. They all actively seek feedback and embrace a mentality of continuous improvement which I think will help them to shape a really great company culture as EMBR Labs grows. What really stood out to me is that everyone at EMBR labs eats lunch together everyday. It’s organized casually over Slack and they often invite other people who work in the same co-working space. I was there in the summer so we usually ate at picnic tables outside. It was really lovely to take a break outside each day and have interesting conversations with great people. It also demonstrated the co-founders’ genuine interest in getting to know all of the interns. Some other highlights were: - A big party for the entire co-working space with food and karaoke (organized by EMBR Labs!) - A team 5k (at a race along the Charles River with a fun after party) - Occasional team outings for food or ice cream - Weekly update meetings — Flexibility — While the team typically works out of their co-working space during business hours, the co-founders are pretty flexible and understanding. Since I was commuting on the (not-so-reliable) MBTA, it was a huge relief to not worry about arriving at 8:30 sharp. The co-founder I worked with also encouraged me to work from another spot (like a cafe) occasionally if I wanted to. I took him up on this offer a handful of times when I had commitments in other parts of Boston and it saved me a bunch of time commuting. I appreciated the flexibility because it made for a relaxed environment and it showed me that the team really valued my time/schedule/life outside of the office. — Individual Development — I found that the EMBR labs team really cared about making my time there a positive learning experience. The co-founder I worked with was careful to give me tasks that were both important (I never felt like I was doing busy work!) and interesting to me. He definitely paid attention to what I was interested in, and let me work on some tasks that were a bit outside of my skill set, but that I was really excited about. While I was an intern, EMBR Labs was participating in a start-up accelerator with awesome talks and workshops. The co-founders encouraged us (interns) to take advantage of any programming that interested us. Similarly, I spent a day visiting the company’s product design firm in Rhode Island even though it wasn’t directly related to my internship.