Perfect for Under-Achievers w/No Career Goals - Anonymous employee MapQuest Employee Review

3.0
Sep 12, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- casual dress (jeans, t-shirts, shorts, flip flops) - above-average salaries - some super smart employees - unless you're working on the 'project of the day' - it's easy to have a great work/life balance because no one has any expectations of you - you could go to lunch and a movie and likely not be missed

Cons

- senior management borders on inept - what little vision there is changes every other day - inability to execute due to poor resource allocation, shifting priorities, lack of mgmt support - unless you're working on the 'project of the day' - there's nothing fulfilling in your work and you add zero value, despite any desire you may have to contribute

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5.0
Jul 15, 2022
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Pros

Enormous amount of work but well worth the learning experience and considerate, polite, helpful people involved in the lifecycle.

Cons

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5.0
Jan 23, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

All the people actually care and work hard for a common goal. There is no judgment on what you wear or how you look, people respect you for the work you do here. Unlimited snacks, beer, and drinks are definitely a plus. The location is great (center of downtown Denver). I've worked full time and contracted for several companies in Denver and actually did a 6 month contract in the past with MapQuest. When I decided to go back to full time I had several options (Denver is very tech heavy now and a lot of jobs), overall I loved working at MapQuest and chose them. I am very happy with my decision. My hiring process was very quick compared to others (less than a week to get an offer). All the managers and PMs here are also very nice and actually a pleasure to talk to.

Cons

Sometimes it's hard to see the forecast of the work down the road and company's direction but you can tell management is trying to get better at it. Not to much else to complain about honestly, there's issues here or there but every job will have those and compared to others MapQuest is definitely one of the better ones.

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