NOT for Everyone - Anonymous employee Jellyvision Lab Employee Review

2.0
Jan 11, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly culture that really has a creative touch. Quirkiness and Differences are embraced. If you play an instrument they have a great band. The office is extremely casual, sweat pants are encouraged. If you're in a role and it turns out not to be for you, they'll create a new role that you like better. I've never seen another company that will do that.

Cons

I can't put a finger on what made working there so bizarre, but I think it had something to do with just how PG their company culture was at all times. I felt like I was working on a playground surrounded by children who turned a blind eye to red flags in leadership, strategy, and product to ensure the "kind" and "funny" culture was kept around. They recruit based on personality and not necessarily experience and there are A LOT of leaders that should not be managing people or departments. No one was held accountable for HUGE mistakes made through out the year and missed deadlines. As with most companies like this, there is definitely an "inner" crowd and others.

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5.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Pros

Company culture is top notch and my work and input is valued and appreciated. The team is stellar and we are doing great work!

Cons

It's tech, so there is always that possibility of layoffs looming...

2.0
Mar 11, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Decent benefits, unlimited PTO. Talented and resilient people

Cons

Insecure leadership. Their business strategy does not give a strong sense of stability or solid direction. Their indecisiveness trickles down to direct managers, who are often hesitant to make decisions and quick to point fingers at their team members if things go wrong. In the beginning of the year there may be an idea of the direction, but later in the year priorities often shift in a reactive way. You can imagine the pressure this creates for employees who work hard to make initiatives succeed, only to find out the focus is changing again and they might get laid off as a result. It can feel like their business approach is to “throw spaghetti at the wall and see what sticks” repeatedly, and it seems like the company has been operating this way for several years. There are also many long-tenured employees who often default to “this is the way we do things,” even if it’s outdated, which can make it difficult and tedious to push for improvements. A lot of fresh, talented people end up leaving soon, probably because the company is too set in its own ways, fostering a culture that feels closed-off, cautious, and slow to innovate due to lack of strategic planning and low morale from repeated layoffs.

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