Starshot: Worst. Company. Ever. Should be zero stars. - Anonymous employee Starshot Employee Review

1.0
Feb 25, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Decent pay, and Brad will promise anything to get you on board - flexible schedule, work from home, easy to take vacation, great work environment - the positives sounds endless. But it's all BS, bait and switch.

Cons

Easily the worst job I've ever had: - Role was not as promised - Benefits not as promised - Duties changed significantly for the worse within a few months of joining the company - Zero training - Zero team building - Zero leadership - Zero accountability, especially within management. - Zero collaboration or positive interaction. - Zero creativity - it's all farmed out to freelancers. - High levels of micromanagement, bullying and backstabbing - working here felt like a fraternity hazing exercise. - Terrible projects - boring, pointless, lame. Starshot doesn't say no to anything - this is the bottom of the barrel, the worst projects possible in the worst environment possible. - Overall, staff is very green and inexperienced. Not sure how anyone would advance, and there are no guidelines or mentoring provided towards how to promote. - Very high turnover. Virtually everyone is brand new. The few people who have been there more than a year or two (only 3 or 4 out of 35 employees?) were still doing the same job as when they started. During my time there, multiple people were let go - never heard of anyone being promoted.

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Starshot Response
9y
I can't promise that Starshot will be for everyone and unfortunately when things don't work out this can lead to negative feelings. I do hope that you found employment suitable for what you require. Best of luck.

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1.0
Nov 10, 2016
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Pros

Nothing positive to report.

Cons

Tiny Canadian agency that doesn't have a clue how to conduct business in the US. Nothing to gain working for this place. CEO is arrogant and talentless.

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Starshot Response
9y
Thanks for taking the time to voice your opinion. Glassdoor is an anonymous review site which offers a great chance for us to listen to constructive criticism or sometimes just take a few shots across the bow when things dont' work out. Whether you resigned or were terminated, I do hope you were given a chance to have your voice heard through a formal exit interview. Constructive feedback is incredibly valuable and it is a regular topic during management meetings. We make it a point to measure and monitor employee satisfaction as a basic KPI for the business. I can't say that much can be learned from your commentary beyond some falsehoods thrown from behind a veil of anonymity. If you didn't have a chance to get an exit interview, please reach out to me and I can definitely make this happen. Sorry that Starshot wasn't the right agency for you and hopefully your next gig works out. Sometimes a necessary ending can be the catalyst for growth, both personally and professionally.
1.0
Oct 7, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Exposure to Microsoft, travel (depending on the position), fair compensation

Cons

Not well managed, lack of growth opportunities, lack of leadership and mentorship

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