Amplify reviews

3.3

48% would recommend to a friend

(105 total reviews)
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Larry Berger

73% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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2.0
Mar 12, 2014
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Pros

You can ride your bicycle to work. Conveniently located in DUMBO. Work alongside fairly smart people, especially if you're a software engineer. Enjoy job security in your role due to high turnover rate.

Cons

Wasteful spending in Amplify's Learning division. Plus, the Amplify Learning Division is nowhere near ready to roll out their digital curriculum and that's after tens of millions of dollars spent on R&D and 2.5 years of work...they still have A LONG ROAD AHEAD. High turnover throughout the company over the past year. Also, the company typically pays lower salaries.

1.0
Feb 27, 2014
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Pros

- Amplify offers a decent starting salary as it has the financial backing of NewsCorp (don't expect a raise though). - There are still some people there that really care about doing quality work.

Cons

- No room for career growth (rampant cronyism, value in previous title - not ability). - Refers to itself internally as a startup without a hint of irony (Amplify is a business unit of NewsCorp) which leads to long hours without an equity package or a constructive, open culture. - Serious culture issues -- saying that you have a startup culture doesn't make it so. - Schizophrenic priorities as the company only seems to think one month out and doesn't value learning from mistakes. - So. many. meetings. - Negative feedback, even presented constructively, makes you a target. - High turnover and difficulty retaining qualified people (see above points).

2.0
Jan 16, 2014

It's too bad; this would have been a great company!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great vision for products Had excellent timing for launch Passionate, bright, hard working people Nice relaxed work environment Working with brilliant people

Cons

Poor leadership Lacking direction Too Siloed Poor retention Inexperienced management No strategic direction Poor, poor communication

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