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4.0
Apr 18, 2015
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Pros

This remains one of my all time favorite jobs I have ever held. Chronicle is an excellent company to work for, the culture was amazing, the people were smart, and the projects were really fun. I worked at Chronicle for 6 years and still recommend people take offers when they get them at Chronicle, whether you're there for a year or longer Chronicle will add valuable experience to your resume. Seriously some of the best people I have ever worked with I met at Chronicle and a lot of them are still with the company today.

Cons

I ultimately left because I didn't see to much more career growth for myself there. But I got promoted several times while there and really appreciated the management team.

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5.0
Nov 21, 2024
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Pros

Filled with intelligent, creative people who are proud of the product and work hard to make the company thrive.

Cons

The pandemic has disrupted the comradery that was more present when people were together in person more.

2.0
Feb 14, 2025
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Pros

The support staff themselves are supportive and will help with any questions you have. The books and games products are beautiful, and design really highlights their talents continuously.

Cons

Management doesn't seem to care about support staff (ie, assistants, coordinators) in sales and marketing, despite the vital role they play with managing processes. Often times leadership will stagnate support staff career growth and overload work for years until they may grant a marginal raise or promotion (that's rarely the case, unfortunately, as I mentioned before - high turnover!). With the laughable wages they grant support staff, there's burnout and division between leadership expectations and support work reality. Furthermore, the leadership is pretty poor overall. With high turnover, there's a lack of cohesion and purpose within the company. The office atmosphere seems to mimic this void of direction with the library-like silence on the floors and complete segmentation between other teams. If they tell you they're like a family, they are not telling the truth.

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