Amazing end product, but a mess internally - Anonymous employee Sofar Sounds Employee Review

2.0
Dec 1, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Most everyone there is passionate and really love what Sofar produced night after night. Open WFH policy pre-corona, unlimited vacation. Network of people worldwide for when you travel

Cons

Leadership is almost exclusively old white males making 2-4x what directors in cities are making. Very silo'd approach, hard to get things cross-functionally witnessed some insanely sexist behavior, women getting paid less, and some things worse... current product can't produce real revenue, and is one of many "streaming" only options

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Pros

Employees gain exposure to new music and the culture of a dynamic, creative industry.

Cons

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