Very challenging. No work/life balance. - Anonymous employee Jibo Employee Review

1.0
Jun 21, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Jibo pays well for experience. This is balanced by the startup atmosphere where you'll likely be expected to do a lot more than what's in your job description. Benefits are ok. Lots of expertise among its employee base and an interesting set of challenges to work on. Additionally, the "Cons" below create a very unique camaraderie among employees that extends beyond office boundaries.

Cons

It's hard to describe the level of dysfunction that exists at Jibo. Be prepared to spend a lot of time working for work's sake, pivoting, pivoting again, changing managers, teams, jobs, projects, processes, goals, deadlines, etc. There's very little respect from senior leaders with regard to personal life separation from work. There's a constant feeling that you could never do enough. Many are expected to work unrealistic hours (some staff get in at 6 and leave at 9 multiple days a week or work consistently on weekends) for very little gain. This takes a toll on morale, especially since focuses shift often. Teams have been sprinting for years, with no product shipped to show for it. Changes, mandates, appeals do not stick leaving brilliant minds idle on remedial work. It's hard to feel that you can make a difference at Jibo. Most of the decisions are made in an unclear way, on short notice, often without much transparency, and often reneged after a period of time. They've created an environment where it can appear that you are able to influence or help, but change and progress is tightly controlled by senior leaders. Very top down, but cleverly disguised as a team-oriented startup where anyone can solve problems.

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Cons

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