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Narrative Science

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Great culture, Talented People, Exciting Technology - Anonymous employee Narrative Science Employee Review

5.0
Jul 23, 2020
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Great Culture - the talent team works very hard on Company culture. They truly care how people feel and try to make NS a great place to work. There is a lot of focus on DEI as well, which is great. During Covid, I was extremely impressed with the level of communication from the leadership team, the Company was also very understanding of the difficulties people were facing while working from home (especially for parents with little ones at home). - Talented People - NS hires a lot of smart and hardworking individuals. There are a lot of self-starters which is great in an environment such as a VC backed growth company. I have seen a number of people come into the organization with only a little experience and grow and thrive by working hard. Sometimes those people ultimately leave and seem to have really benefited from their experiences at NS (myself included). Technology - the technology is exciting and unique. NS is on the forefront of Data Storytelling and using narratives and new technologies to improve the Business Intelligence industry.

Cons

The Company has done a really good job with comp over the last few years, however, it may not pay as high as some of the other tech companies (thinking Facebook, Google, etc.). That said, there are a lot of intangibles that I don't think you would get at some of those other companies (see pros above).

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Cons

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Pros

Company has a great variety of talented and smart people who all are willing to help and support one another. Concept of NLG and its technological applications is very exciting to work on - you will learn something new every day. In addition, there is now an excellent network of company alumni in the Chicago area and beyond.

Cons

Salaries across the company are well below market for Chicago. In addition, there is a chronic communication problem between senior leadership and the rest of the company. This also included dismissal at all-hands meeting of internal issues (employee satisfaction, compensation, etc.) and external issues (e.g. competitor products/strategy). Diversity in talent was also communicated as a strategic priority for the company, but it has seemingly failed to deliver any sort of tangible progress or results on this matter in the last year and a half. In addition, leadership in the company (C-suite and SVP's) and on its Board of Directors is still predominantly male.

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Narrative Science Response
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Thanks for leaving feedback on your experience at Narrative Science. Based on our compensation research and benchmarking, we believe our salaries are in line with the market for tech companies of our size in Chicago (as well as Seattle and New York where we have small offices). That being said, we are continuously refreshing this data to ensure we remain competitive. Your feedback is a good reminder that we need to keep this top of mind. From a diversity perspective, we have not seen a dramatic change in the demographic breakdown of our employee or board population in the last 1.5 years but we have taken action in a number of ways to ensure that we have a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment at Narrative Science. We’ve done this through educating our team on a variety of DEI related topics (such as unconscious bias, gender identity + pronouns, allyship) and engaging in community outreach and activities (by attending DEI events and building partnerships with organizations that increase awareness of opportunities in tech for underrepresented minorities). In addition, we’ve taken a hard look at our recruiting and general people practices and made adjustments to eliminate bias. It often takes time to see tangible results from this work but we are proud of what we’ve achieved to date and will continue to focus on action that will make us better. Lastly, we continue to work on communication and are constantly trying new methods of communication to ensure that everyone has the information they need, through the appropriate channels.
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