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Playbuzz

Now known as EX.CO

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Beware - Anonymous employee Playbuzz Employee Review

1.0
Nov 17, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Free snacks, organized team events, modern office, decent health care benefits.

Cons

Lack of direction and erratic changes to overall business and product strategy with little communication to employees. Extremely high turnover rate as employees are blamed (and laid off), rather then management actually trying to improve a product that is well behind market. Unprofessional HR and management. Clear favoritism. Don’t expect any upward mobility. Inflexible and overall toxic work environment. Very misleading during interview - classic bait and switch.

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5.0
May 10, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Work Place, Dog-friendly, Team spirit, Cool Atmosphere

Cons

Too much food present at all times

3
2.0
Sep 25, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great snacks, a select few employees are really amazing and I'm lucky to work with them everyday. Please note, most of the good reviews on here are about other offices, not NYC.

Cons

Lack of direction, high turnover rate, toxic HR. Product is sub-par with NYC standards. Playbuzz has a history of hiring and laying off people within a few months (or even days at HQ). They've let about 40% of us go over the last 6 months. It's common practice to lie to potential employees during the hiring process about the state of the business before bringing them on-board. Due to chaotic lay-offs and firings, we have residual fear of being let go nearly everyday. Claims to have amazing benefits and cover health insurance, but copays are $30 and $50. Israeli management working in the NYC office doesn't really talk to us Americans. It's weird as we all sit in the same room (it's not that big of a room).

6
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