Don't be fooled - Anonymous employee Perk Employee Review

1.0
Apr 16, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Downtown parking was convenient, lunch was brought in daily, a pretty cool work space with nice desks--set up in a way that SHOULD promote collaboration.

Cons

The office space is open and bright, but the employees do not openly collaborate--let alone speak to one another. Much of the communication occurs online. In-person discussions are just not held in high regard here, as it is considered a waste of time. It is a very awkward work environment to spend 50+ hours a week in. Little to no organization when it comes to your projects. Many times I found myself working a project all the way through pre-launch stage, only to find an email (or sometimes no notification at all) saying "this was no longer a priority", wherein the project was dropped entirely. Wasted time. Always felt a sense of utter chaos. Felt constantly frenzied to ship comps with no clear direction of what the scope of a project was. Management does not make any effort to openly collaborate or engage their employees in areas where they are passionate. Really are just looking for button pushers who can ship their products with their vision in mind and no overarching goal.

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Cons

No 401k, but there are stock option plans. Getting micromanaged. Not much pay raise year over year. not transparent on how to earn bonuses. Entire company goal is to get as much ad revenue as possible. This does pay the bills, however it does take away from the user's experience. No user testing, no tracking, so you don't really know how successful a certain change was unless success is determined by ad impressions. Company culture is great, but if you don't fit it I can see how it can be awkward for people who don't. If you are young, there really isn't much room to move up since they tend to hire externally.

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