Not worth a year of my life - Startups Associate Web Summit Employee Review

1.0
Mar 7, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Beer and pizza on a Friday is fun A chance to work with some pretty amazing people

Cons

The office is a glorified shed #NoHR is a running joke, this should worry management a lot more than it does Not suitable for those with personal problems as there is no support No career path or guidance, and when I asked about where it would be possible to move up to I was lied to No stats so unsure of how you are performing Call centre atmosphere A lot of cloak and dagger - you never know when you'll be let go Favoritism from managers is rife Managers are young and inexperienced - which makes it impossible for them to offer you any advice or guidance. Or they know there is no point as their entire teams will quit or get fired within a year Intern program is a joke - these interns are being brought in to do the same job as the sales associates but with awful wages

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Pros

the events and the people are great.

Cons

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1.0
Mar 17, 2026
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Pros

Struggling to find any, to be fair.

Cons

It's a boys club, and many of the propaganda spewed by the CEO is to use managers as tokens of diversity. Managers are ill-prepared, and will eventually push you out - no matter how well you perform. You will go far if you are a rule follower, but that's about it. The role is one of a call center - you are expected to take on 15-18 meetings a day for 20 minutes each only to be at the bottom of the company. Do not expect to be taken seriously if you are apart of the Startups team. Also, tenure in the company supersedes results.

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