Don't ask me, I just work here - Anonymous employee NewsCred Employee Review

2.0
Aug 13, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some really good folks making the best of it.

Cons

Its a very internal company. Lots of internal pats on the back, internal committee celebrations - look how great of a company we are for our employees, which by the way is not all a bad thing. However, what I just cant understand is the lack of a true go to market strategy. A real focus on "how we benefit the customer". For as much effort that goes into the internal high fives, there should be more going into customer acquisition and for sure retention. There just does not seem to be much attention in these areas which is concerning. Marketing and Lead Gen around the actual product offering is poor at best. The company feels very stagnant and almost stuck waiting for something to materialize without defining and building a team and strategy to achieve this. Stuck between two thoughts, are we software or agency - ? There does not seem to be any sense of urgency from anyone in the company to right this listing ship which is being broadcasted from the top down.

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Pros

Talented people and really great culture

Cons

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5.0
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Pros

The company culture at NewsCred is incredible. While working here, everyone I interacted with (both on my team, software engineering, and in other roles) was passionate, dedicated, and truly loved the company and believed in it! Lots of talent and if you are a younger software engineer like me, you will learn a lot from patient coworkers who are eager to provide help and constructive criticism so that you can grow as a software engineer. The company leadership is also superb...the CEO is incredibly smart, dynamic, and a down-to-earth nice guy! When I decided to leave for health reasons and for a fresh start, I got nothing but support and kindness. Seriously, if you are considering applying or accepting a job here, stop considering and just do it. You won't regret it, and it might be the best decision of your career. Such fond feelings for this place! As for benefits: good salary (on par with top tech companies), stock options, health/dental/life insurance, performance based bonuses, insurance, unlimited vacation (unlike some places, the unlimited vacation doesn't deter people from taking occasional time off...I know some companies say "unlimited" and mean "none", but NewsCred isn't like this, they just expect you to be professional and understand what is appropriate), office snacks, lunch on Fridays (from great NYC area restaurants), fun NewsCred events and outings, weekly happy hours, casual dress...I could probably keep going and going! Great benefits! :-)

Cons

The only con I could possibly think of is that the 401k plan could be better. However, the company may soon be offering 401k matching, so that's a plus.

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